PIGGYMAMMA495
Well-known Member
Cavy Slave
- Joined
- Jul 4, 2008
- Posts
- 164
- Joined
- Jul 4, 2008
- Messages
- 164
Hi Everyone. After talking to quite a few new people and friends, I've decided to do a post about this.
I know that it will be beneficial to everyone including newbies if we all share our ideas on how we keep our records on our piggies.
I peronally have a binder system I use. I have made up spreadsheets in Microsoft Office Pro. I have a basic spreadsheet with each pigs name then they have columns that include, weight, date, nailclipping, brushing, trim, butt trim, bath, Flea/mite Prevention, Type of treatment used.
I just put a check in on each item they use during that weekly weight and other things. I have a Vet Check Spread sheet that shows the names and dates including treatment and recomendations of the vet. This helps.
I also have a sheet that I keep with a physical description of each pig, their likes and dislikes, and also markings. I also include any cagemates with thier description. I also have a photo on each cage on a index card sized piece of paper. This way, if I had to go somewhere or was ill my helpers would be sure to put each piggy with who it belongs with.
I have a medication chart with a colum for the dates and each piggys name. So the name of medication, dose, freuquency and Dr. Perscribing it. Also included reason for meds and start and end date. Also have a comments section in case the cavies had a reaction to it. And then I type the days of the week that they will be taking it and put a check mark in the space along with the time of the day they were given the med.
Then of course there is a list of all emergency numbers, poison control, regular vet, emergency vet, and other helper phone numbers.
I think that good record keeping can save your pigs life literally. I also take notes during floortimes. I include individual pigs behavior, and especially if they are sick I jot down their symptoms even if very small because they sometimes turn into something big and it's a huge helper to the vet when you are that organized and can rule out problems easier with notes. Be sure if your piggy is sick or apperars to be sick you jot down their temp. I hope everyone can put in their ideas and we can all share ideas on record keeping.
I know on my mothers computer in one of her microsoft programs she can open a file that is already in the computer and it is neat, it has vet records, medication charts and all kinds of neat pet records already made up. So all you have to do is print them out. I will try to go there tommrow and get the actual names of the files and which program they are in exactly.
I can't wait to hear everyone elses suggestions and ideas. Thanks.
I know that it will be beneficial to everyone including newbies if we all share our ideas on how we keep our records on our piggies.
I peronally have a binder system I use. I have made up spreadsheets in Microsoft Office Pro. I have a basic spreadsheet with each pigs name then they have columns that include, weight, date, nailclipping, brushing, trim, butt trim, bath, Flea/mite Prevention, Type of treatment used.
I just put a check in on each item they use during that weekly weight and other things. I have a Vet Check Spread sheet that shows the names and dates including treatment and recomendations of the vet. This helps.
I also have a sheet that I keep with a physical description of each pig, their likes and dislikes, and also markings. I also include any cagemates with thier description. I also have a photo on each cage on a index card sized piece of paper. This way, if I had to go somewhere or was ill my helpers would be sure to put each piggy with who it belongs with.
I have a medication chart with a colum for the dates and each piggys name. So the name of medication, dose, freuquency and Dr. Perscribing it. Also included reason for meds and start and end date. Also have a comments section in case the cavies had a reaction to it. And then I type the days of the week that they will be taking it and put a check mark in the space along with the time of the day they were given the med.
Then of course there is a list of all emergency numbers, poison control, regular vet, emergency vet, and other helper phone numbers.
I think that good record keeping can save your pigs life literally. I also take notes during floortimes. I include individual pigs behavior, and especially if they are sick I jot down their symptoms even if very small because they sometimes turn into something big and it's a huge helper to the vet when you are that organized and can rule out problems easier with notes. Be sure if your piggy is sick or apperars to be sick you jot down their temp. I hope everyone can put in their ideas and we can all share ideas on record keeping.
I know on my mothers computer in one of her microsoft programs she can open a file that is already in the computer and it is neat, it has vet records, medication charts and all kinds of neat pet records already made up. So all you have to do is print them out. I will try to go there tommrow and get the actual names of the files and which program they are in exactly.
I can't wait to hear everyone elses suggestions and ideas. Thanks.