Vaccinations
Before you are able to add vaccines to a pet's card, you must first setup the list of vaccines in File, Lists, Vaccinations.
Click New Vacc.
If it is required, check the box. If a vaccine is a required and the pet does not have a date or has an expired date for the vaccine, you will get a popup warning.
If the vaccine only applies to felines, check that box. If a dog has an expired feline vaccine on his pet card, KC will not warn about the expired date.
Enter when the vaccine will expired, for example 6 months or 1 year. This lets KC calculate the expiration date of the vaccine.
For example, if the vaccine expires in 1 year and you enter 01/18/17 in the beginning date, KC calculates and auto populates 01/18/18 in the expiration date field.
Choose which type it is. Rabies 1 year should be marked as Rabies 1 year.
Rabies 3 year should be marked as Rabies 3 year.
All other vaccines should be marked as Other.
Hit Save when done.
Required vaccines will show on the pet's card in purple until you enter a date.
If the pet gets a non-required vaccine, choose it from the drop down menu and enter a date.
You also have the option to exempt a pet from a vaccine. Let's say you have a Distemper 1 year and Distemper 3 year. If the pet has a date for the 1 year, check the Exempt box for the 3 year. KC will not warn about a missing or expired date for the 3 year.
Rabies vaccines are tracked differently in the system. If a pet has a date for a 1 year Rabies, KC ignores the 3 year, and vice versa. In order for this to work, each needs to be set as Required and they need to have the appropriate type: Rabies 1 year or Rabies 3 year.
Please note: Do not exempt pets from Rabies as KC considers an exempt Rabies as a valid vaccine and will ignore them both. Only exempt from Rabies if the pet cannot get the Rabies vaccine.
In this example, KC will warn about the expired Distemper 3 year. All other vaccines are exempt.
In this example, KC will not warn about any vaccines as Distemper 3 year has a valid date and all other vaccines are exempt.
You have to enable the warnings feature for KC to popup warning messages about expired/missing vaccines.
Click on File, System Options. Under each module tab, check the box for 'Show vaccine warnings on schedule'. These warnings will popup when you make or open an appointment.
Next, click on the Local tab. Check the box for 'Show vaccination warning messages'. These warnings will popup when you open the pet card.
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