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Our pets are not out of the technological revolution. Today there are applications to remind us of the appointment to the veterinary doctor, deworming or vaccines; locate a dog walker or cat sitter, ask for food or medicine, entertainment suggestions and social networks for both them and their masters.
Tools that make life easier and kinder in quarantine. Just go to the app store of our tablet or cell phone to find many free options within a growing market more and more and it covers almost all our needs. There is everything, for all tastes and operating systems.
Veterinary services
Vet + O Veterinario Online: the most recent of all. It is an application created by a group of veterinary professionals whose purpose is to provide advice (virtual or face-to-face) 24 hours a day from the comfort of our home through video calls or by connecting with the closest professional. They give advice on basic pet care, such as vaccination, deworming, allergies, among others.
Pet First Aid: This application was created by the United States Red Cross. Most striking is that it has videos and images to guide the masters in case of emergencies with pets (injuries, falls, accidents, etc.). In addition, it allows creating the profile of our animals including information such as photographs, identification number and medical information.
ASPCA: This application makes available to us all the experience of the North American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA, for its acronym in English) in the area of animal care in natural disasters. There they provide information for timely and efficient care, and instructions for searching for lost animals (creating posters, social media posts, etc.).
Go Pets: The main benefit of this application is the location, through GPS, of the closest veterinary clinic to home. You also have the ability to create profiles for our pets and manage reminders for medical appointments, vaccinations, deworming or other procedures.
Relaxation
Relax my dog: To reduce anxiety, stress or hyperactivity of our dog, this application has an extensive library of sounds to help us relax them and create friendly environments so that they are comfortable, can sleep better or are calmer when we are working or outside of House.
Relax my cat: This is the feline version of the previous application and it has the same characteristics: A collection of videos and sounds to help reduce anxiety, stress or even encourage the activity of our feline friends through auditory stimulation.
Social networks
Wipet: It is similar to the Facebook of us humans. In it you can create the profile of our pet to meet other people and pets around the world and exchange photos, recommendations and make dog and cat friends. It has a guide to pet-friendly places that we can keep in mind after quarantine.
Doggy Talk: If the previous one was similar to Facebook, this one is very similar to WhatsApp. Here you create a profile for our dog (with breed, age, name, photo and favorite activities) and you can connect with other people who have pets to share games and walks in the park.
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Animal welfare
Appnimal district: created by the District Animal Protection and Welfare Institute of Bogotá in association with other institutions, this application connects the institute with all citizens, allowing the reporting of lost animals, registering found animals, or even initiating the pet adoption process. Also, through it, you can collaborate as a transit home or institute volunteer and learn about the different activities that take place in the capital.
Backyard: The NGO Animal Protection World created this application with the help of veterinary doctors from all over the world to educate owners on issues related to animal welfare and responsible pet ownership. You also have the option to create profiles and manage reminders of important dates for our furry. An interesting feature is that it has quizzes to test our knowledge and win virtual prizes for being the best master.
Physical activity and entertainment
Bulldog: For lovers of physical activity with the dog, this is the ideal application, since it has illustrations and videos of physical activities, trainings and tricks that we can teach our dogs and that can be performed at home. It allows a daily record of the activities, as well as a photographic record of them to compete with other masters around the world.
Pro-Plan P5Dog: Through images and videos they give advice on pet training and nutrition. You can record the activity to assess progress and allows you to learn stories of other people and their pets as additional motivation.
Game for Cats: our kittens have apps to stay active. A butterfly, mouse or laser beam simulator, which is the game that domestic cats enjoy the most and with which they spend minutes trying to catch it.
General care
11 Pets: This allows us to create a profile of our dog or cat to have reminders about when we should give it a special medicine, vaccinate it, deworm it, and even bathe it or perform dental prophylaxis. One of its most important functions is to have the clinical history of our pet on the tablet or cell phone with the information of radiographs, ultrasounds or laboratory results.
Pet Products
Currently, almost all applications to market at home have specialized sections for pets where you can mainly buy food, snacks or accessories to play.
Laika: if due to the extension of the quarantine we have run out of food or snacks for our pet, we need some medicine or we want to buy an accessory for our dog or cat, this application gives us the opportunity to acquire it through them and receive it at home. In addition, it has other aids such as insurance sales, schools or nurseries, virtual veterinary consultation, calls for complaints of abuse, funeral homes, among others.
GABRIEL GARCÍA
Special for TIME
