A pet care routine for cats and dogs
Flea treatment is monthly, worming every few months, the vet once a year. Easy to lose track, and easy to do twice. Here’s the routine most cats and dogs need. Your vet knows your animal best, so treat this as a starting point.
How it looks in the app. Tick one.
The whole list
Every day
Scoop the litter tray
Cats are fussy. A clean tray gets used.
Fresh water
A clean bowl, not a top-up.
Every week
Brush
More for long coats, and when they shed.
Wash the bowls properly
Hot water and soap, food and water both.
Check ears, eyes and paws
Small things, caught early.
Change the litter completely
And wash the tray.
Every few weeks
Wash the bed and blankets
Every 2 weeks keeps fleas and smells away.
Trim the claws
Every 4 to 6 weeks, or when you hear them on the floor.
Every month
Flea treatment
Most spot-ons last a month. Check the pack.
Weigh them
Slow weight changes are easy to miss.
Every 3 months
Worming
The usual rhythm for adults. Ask your vet.
Once a year
Vet check-up and boosters
Teeth, weight, jabs, all in one visit.
Check the microchip details
Moved house or changed number?
Review the pet insurance
Before it renews by itself.
Keeping it going
Done once, seen by everyone
Share the list with the household. When someone gives the flea treatment, everyone sees it’s done, so it never gets doubled up.
The dose goes in the note
Which product, how much, which side of the neck. Whoever does it next time has it right there.
A course of tablets
A chore can run for a while and then end by itself: a tablet every day for ten days, then gone.
Take turns on the litter tray
It goes round in order, and anyone can still do it when they’re home.
Keep this list in Chores Machine
Add the chores once, say how often, and forget about them. Each one stays out of sight until it is due, then one tap clears it.
No account needed to start.
Free to start, as many lists as you like. Sharing the list with the household is Pro, and one subscription covers everyone in it.