A free health logbook for every pet you care for
The PetNFO app is planned as a private, owner-centred record of your pet's health: vaccinations, treatments, consultations, documents and dates, with a clear note of who added each entry. It is designed to be useful even if your vet never joins.
What you will be able to do
Each capability below is accepted scope for the first South African browser version. None is live yet.
Keep several pets, of any species
Create a profile for each animal: name, species, breed where it applies, sex, an optional microchip and a birth date. If a birth date is only a guess, it is marked as estimated, and stays that way.
See who added every entry
Records you enter are labelled owner-reported. Records written by a vet are labelled vet-authored with the practice and the individual. Owner entries can never be presented as clinical records.
Record vaccinations, treatments and consultations
Note what happened, when, and any next-due date or validity period written on the record. PetNFO shows the dates as recorded and never works out medical advice for you.
Attach photos and documents
Upload PDF, JPEG and PNG files. Every file is checked before it can be opened, previewed or downloaded. A file that cannot be checked stays unavailable.
Share with family and carers
One primary owner controls ownership transfers and family roles. Family members can add records and manage vet access. Carers can add records. Viewers can only read.
Invite a vet, with an end date
When a vet practice asks for access, you or a family member approve it. Access is for a set time (90 days unless you choose otherwise, or ongoing care if you explicitly pick it) and is never renewed silently. You can end it earlier.
Choose your reminders
Record appointments yourself and opt in to email or browser reminders. Quiet hours apply, and you can change or switch off any reminder.
Hand a pet to a new owner
Offer a pet and its history to a new primary owner. The offer lasts seven days, you can cancel before it is accepted, and the new owner must accept it. Your private notes and appointments are not handed over automatically.
Download a readable history
The primary owner can download a PetNFO-branded history that keeps sources and corrections visible, so a vet can read it without having an account.
Record microchip details privately
Store chip numbers from different providers, including leading zeros. Knowing a chip number does not give anyone access to your pet's record, and there is no public owner lookup.
Simple first, detail when you want it
The app asks only for what is needed to save a record. Extra details, such as allergies or adverse reactions, private care contacts, insurance references and simple expense notes, are optional and added when they help you.
Messages tell you what actually happened. A saved record is only called saved after it has been saved, and an unclear result tells you to check before trying again.
We will test these journeys with real owners before they are offered as finished.
Review what Example Veterinary Clinic can access
Information already received cannot be recalled after access ends. Layout and names are made up.
What PetNFO is, and is not
PetNFO is
- A private, owner-centred health history that keeps sources and corrections visible
- Useful without any participating practice
- Free for ordinary households
- Built first for South Africa, with country-specific rules designed in from the start
PetNFO is not
- Practice-management software: no billing, stock or staff scheduling
- A social network or a place for public medical records
- An official health certificate or travel document
- A source of veterinary advice, diagnosis or dosing instructions
What comes later
These are intentions, not promises or dates.
Mobile app
A native owner app and push notifications follow the browser version.
More countries
Each new country needs its own privacy and pet-documentation review before it is switched on.
More ways to be reminded
WhatsApp, Telegram and SMS messages are possible after launch, not part of the first version.
Follow PetNFO as it takes shape
We are building in the open and describing only what exists. There is no sign-up form yet; read how to take part when we are ready for you.