Whether you want to pamper your furry friend, have their health checked out or track your regular dog walking route, these top five pet apps have been designed to make taking care of your animals a whole lot easier, and convenient too.
Horse Health Tracker
This app helps you manage your horse’s health by monitoring stats on body condition and weight, heart rate, temperature, and respiration. You can also unlock really helpful instructional videos, scheduling, reminders, calendar integration and share data through e-mail. The only downside is that you’ll need to pay to upgrade the app if you’re tracking the health of more than two horses.
Free with in-app purchases from R59,99 on iOS/Apple, or with in-app purchases from R44,33 on Android
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PetCoach
No matter if you own a guinea pig or pony, lizard or Labrador, PetCoach offers free advice from vets and pet experts, whenever you need it, 24/7. It also includes answers to hundreds of questions, plus informative articles. The only con is that the app is American, so some product suggestions may not always be relevant for local pet owners.
Free for iOS/Apple and Android
PetBacker
When you need someone to help you look after your precious fur child, PetBacker is the app for you. It’s the ultimate on-demand pet-services app for those in need of pet groomers, boarders, sitters or walkers. So, whether you’re looking for a cat-sitter or dog walker, you’ll find trusted animal lovers on the app, all rated and verified. The only downside is that the pool of local pet-sitters is still quite small.
Free for iOS/Apple and Android
APCC By ASPCA
Worried about whether a certain food is poisonous for your beloved pet? The APCC app has you covered! In fact it’s a must-have app for pet owners because it keeps a wide database of everything that could be potentially harmful for your animal, including hundreds of plants, household chemicals, medications, foods (like chocolate), and various other toxins. It lets you calculate how bad you can expect a specific poisoning to be. You should always contact a vet if you suspect your animal has eaten something they shouldn’t have. This app may help you figure out what it was much faster.
Free for iOS/Apple and Android
Dog Walk
You might have your own fitness tracker where you can log your daily steps and activities, but did you know you can record your dog’s walks too? Tractiv’s Dog Walk app is an exercise tracker for your dog walks. It’s simple to use because it uses your phone’s GPS sensors to record your route, then displays it on a map, where you can track the distance and time. You can also view a record of all your dog walk routes, share them with friends and family, or use them to record activities.
Free for iOS/Apple and Android
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11 pets: Pet Care
We love this nifty pet care app because it has over 50 features to help you manage your pet’s health and wellbeing, seamlessly. You can set reminders for important medications, vaccinations and check-ups as well as schedule grooming appointments. Perhaps the biggest bonus of this app, especially for those caring for overweight pets, is that it has a detailed food section with reminders and check-ins to help you manage your pets weight. Plus, you don’t need internet connection to link to the app and store the information you need.
Free for iOS/Apple and Android
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