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Smart Medication Management

Never Miss a Dose.
Smart Medication Reminders for Your Pet.

PetNudge makes it easy to manage your pet's medications. Set up schedules, get push notifications, mark doses as taken, and keep a complete history. From daily pills to monthly treatments, every medication is tracked.

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The Problem

Why medication adherence matters for your pet

Missed doses can reduce the effectiveness of treatment, allow parasites to return, or cause dangerous gaps in chronic disease management.

Inconsistent dosing reduces effectiveness

Many pet medications need to be given at consistent intervals to maintain therapeutic levels in your pet's system. Antibiotics, for example, require precise timing to fully eliminate an infection. Missing doses or giving them at irregular intervals can allow bacteria to develop resistance, turning a simple infection into a stubborn one that requires stronger and more expensive treatment. Flea and tick medications lose their protective barrier when doses are late, leaving your pet vulnerable to infestations and the diseases parasites carry.

Chronic conditions require strict schedules

Pets with chronic conditions like diabetes, thyroid disease, epilepsy, or heart disease depend on medication given at the same time every day. A missed insulin dose can cause dangerous blood sugar spikes. A forgotten thyroid pill can trigger lethargy and weight gain. An epilepsy medication gap can lead to breakthrough seizures. For these pets, a reliable reminder system is not a convenience; it is a medical necessity that directly impacts their quality of life and longevity.

Multiple pets multiply the complexity

If you have more than one pet, each with their own medications and schedules, keeping track of everything in your head becomes nearly impossible. One dog might need a daily joint supplement and monthly heartworm pill while another needs twice-daily allergy medication and a weekly ear drop. Mix in a cat on thyroid medication and you have a scheduling challenge that demands a proper system. Pet owners who rely on memory alone inevitably make mistakes, and those mistakes can have real health consequences.

Features

Everything you need to manage pet medications

PetNudge handles the complexity so you can focus on giving your pet the care they need.

Smart Dose Scheduling

Set up medication schedules in seconds. Choose the medication name, dosage amount, and frequency. PetNudge calculates the exact times for each dose and sends push notifications to your phone so you never have to rely on memory. You can set up as many medications as your pet needs, each with its own independent schedule.

Mark as Taken

When you give your pet their medication, tap to mark the dose as taken. PetNudge records the exact time and updates the schedule. This gives you a clear, auditable log of every dose your pet has received. If a family member gives the dose, they can mark it too, so everyone stays in sync and no one accidentally gives a double dose.

Snooze Reminders

If you cannot give the medication right when the reminder fires, snooze it for a few minutes. The app will remind you again so the dose does not slip through the cracks. Snooze is perfect for those moments when you are in the middle of something and need a few minutes before you can get to the medication.

Skip with a Reason

Sometimes a dose needs to be skipped, whether your pet had a stomach upset, the vet advised a pause, or the medication ran out. PetNudge lets you skip a dose and optionally record why. This information appears in your pet's medication history, which is valuable context when reviewing the treatment plan with your veterinarian.

Complete Dose History

Every action is logged: doses taken, doses skipped, snoozes, and schedule changes. You can scroll through the full medication history for any pet at any time. This history is invaluable for vet visits, showing exactly which medications were given when, and any gaps or irregularities in the schedule.

PDF Health Reports

Export a professional PDF report that includes your pet's complete medication history alongside vaccination records and weight tracking. Share it with your vet before appointments so they have the full picture. The report is also useful for boarding, travel, and pet insurance documentation.

Flexible Scheduling

Every medication schedule, supported

Whether your pet takes a pill once a day or a treatment once a month, PetNudge adapts to the exact schedule your vet prescribes.

Once Daily

Ideal for most prescription medications, daily supplements, and maintenance drugs. Set the time that works best for your routine.

Twice Daily

Common for antibiotics, pain medications, and some chronic condition drugs. PetNudge spaces the two reminders at consistent intervals.

Three Times Daily

Some medications require three doses spread throughout the day. PetNudge ensures even spacing and sends a reminder for each dose.

Weekly

Perfect for weekly treatments like certain joint supplements, ear cleaning routines, or weekly heartworm prevention for some brands.

Monthly

The most common schedule for flea and tick prevention, heartworm pills, and some allergy injections. Easy to forget without a reminder.

As Needed

For medications that are given only when symptoms appear, like anti-nausea pills for car rides or rescue medications for seizures. Log each dose manually.

How It Works

Set up medication tracking in minutes

Getting started is quick and straightforward. Here is the process from download to your first reminder.

1

Download PetNudge and add your pet

Install PetNudge from the App Store and create a profile for your pet. Add their name, breed, age, weight, and a photo. If you have multiple pets, create a profile for each one. All profiles are managed from a single, easy-to-navigate interface.

2

Add medications and set schedules

For each medication, enter the name, dosage, and how often it should be given. Choose from preset frequencies like once daily, twice daily, weekly, or monthly, or set a custom interval. Pick the time of day for each dose. PetNudge starts sending reminders immediately. You can add notes about special instructions, such as "give with food" or "shake well before use."

3

Receive reminders and log each dose

When it is time for a dose, PetNudge sends a push notification to your phone. Open the app and tap to mark the dose as taken, snooze for later, or skip with a reason. Each action is recorded in your pet's medication history. Over time, you build a complete log that your vet can reference to evaluate treatment effectiveness and make informed adjustments.

Common Uses

Medications pet owners commonly track

PetNudge works for any medication. Here are some of the most popular uses among pet owners.

Flea & Tick Prevention

Monthly treatments like Frontline, NexGard, Bravecto, or Simparica need consistent timing to maintain protection. A day late means a gap in coverage where fleas and ticks can latch on and transmit diseases. PetNudge reminds you on the exact day each month.

Heartworm Prevention

Monthly heartworm pills like Heartgard, Interceptor, or Sentinel must be given within a precise window. Missing a dose can expose your pet to heartworm infection, which is expensive and difficult to treat. A simple monthly reminder eliminates the risk of forgetting.

Prescription Medications

Daily medications for conditions like hypothyroidism, diabetes, epilepsy, allergies, or arthritis require strict adherence. PetNudge helps you maintain the exact schedule your vet prescribed, and the dose history gives your vet the data they need to fine-tune the treatment.

Eye & Ear Drops

Drops for infections, glaucoma, dry eye, or chronic ear conditions often require multiple doses per day at specific intervals. PetNudge handles multi-dose schedules with ease, sending a separate reminder for each administration throughout the day.

Joint Supplements

Glucosamine, chondroitin, fish oil, and other joint supplements are typically given daily for the life of the pet. While not as time-critical as prescription drugs, consistent daily dosing is what makes supplements effective over the long term.

Post-Surgery Medications

After surgery, pets often need a course of antibiotics, anti-inflammatories, and pain medication, sometimes all at once with different schedules. PetNudge manages the complexity so you can focus on your pet's recovery rather than juggling pill bottles.

Vet Integration

Better vet visits with complete medication data

PetNudge bridges the gap between home care and veterinary appointments by keeping an accurate record of everything your pet takes.

Share accurate medication history

Before your next vet appointment, export a PDF health report from PetNudge. It includes every medication your pet is taking, the dosage, the schedule, and the complete dose history showing when each dose was given, skipped, or missed. Your vet gets a clear picture of your pet's medication adherence without relying on your memory or handwritten notes. This level of detail helps your vet make better treatment decisions.

Coordinate with the health calendar

PetNudge's visual health calendar shows all upcoming medications, vaccinations, and vet appointments in one view. You can see the big picture of your pet's health schedule at a glance. When your vet prescribes a new medication, add it to PetNudge during the appointment so reminders start immediately, before you even leave the clinic.

Find nearby veterinary clinics

PetNudge includes a built-in vet finder that shows nearby veterinary clinics and emergency animal hospitals based on your location. If your pet needs a refill or you notice side effects from a medication, you can quickly find the closest clinic and contact them directly from the app. Opening hours, phone numbers, and directions are all available.

Start Today

Your pet's medications, perfectly managed

Download PetNudge and set up medication reminders in minutes. Free 7-day trial, cancel anytime.

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Questions

Frequently asked questions about medication reminders

PetNudge can track any medication your pet takes: prescription drugs, flea and tick prevention, heartworm pills, joint supplements, vitamins, eye drops, ear drops, antibiotics, pain medications, allergy medications, insulin, thyroid medications, and more. You create custom entries with the medication name, dosage, and schedule. There is no limit to the number of medications you can track per pet.
PetNudge supports all common medication schedules: once daily, twice daily, three times daily, every other day, weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, and custom intervals. You set the exact time for each reminder and can adjust it at any time. For medications with end dates, such as a 10-day antibiotic course, you can set a course duration and the app will stop reminders automatically when the course is complete.
Currently, PetNudge sends push notifications to the device where the medication is set up. If multiple family members share the same PetNudge account on different devices, all devices will receive the notifications. This ensures that someone in the household is always alerted when it is time for your pet's medication, reducing the chance that a dose is missed because the primary caregiver was unavailable.
Yes. Every time you mark a dose as taken, skip a dose, or snooze a reminder, PetNudge logs the action with a timestamp. This creates a complete medication history that you can review at any time within the app. The history is also included in PDF health reports that you can export and share with your veterinarian, which is particularly helpful for monitoring chronic conditions, evaluating treatment effectiveness, and making informed adjustments to your pet's care plan.