🩺 Vet Visit Prep Checklist Generator
Every checklist online assumes a kitten's first visit. Yours might be an annual checkup, a senior visit or a dental consult — and the prep is different for each. Pick the appointment type and this builds one two-sided sheet: side one is pack-and-ask, side two is a capture page for what your vet actually said, in writing, before you forget it in the car park.
Your visit
Planned visits only — that's deliberate. If your cat seems very unwell, skip the checklist and call your vet now. Taking the carrier? Check it still fits first with our Carrier & Crate Fit Checker.
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Two quick switches
A first visit to a new clinic adds registration-form and full-records items to your sheet.
Outdoor access adds microchip/ID and parasite-prevention questions for your vet.
Extra questions to add
Ticked prompts join the question list on side one. Some are already built into certain visit types, so the sheet never asks the same thing twice.
Print tip: side two starts on its own page, so a duplex printer (or flipping the sheet) gives you one piece of paper — prep on the front, capture on the back.
Your sheet
Bringing food notes? Work out the daily amount first with our Calorie & Feeding Calculator so the brand, amount and frequency you write down are the real ones. And if the carrier hasn't been checked in a while, the Carrier & Crate Fit Checker takes thirty seconds.
Why generate a checklist instead of downloading one?
Tailored to this visit, not a generic kitten list
Almost every printable checklist online is written for a kitten's first visit. A senior visit needs the label-copied medication list and mobility notes; a dental consult needs the ask-the-clinic-first food question. Picking the appointment type rebuilds the sheet around what this visit actually involves.
You leave with it in writing
Half of every vet visit evaporates by the time you're home — the weight, what to watch, when to come back. Side two is a capture page you fill in during the appointment, so the vet's own words and dates survive the journey home. No app, no account, no email gate.
An honest records folder
The sheet lists exactly which documents to gather for this visit type — and says plainly what to do if one is missing: note the gap. A vet would rather hear "we don't know" than work from a guessed date, and unknown history is genuinely useful information.
Questions people ask
Why are there only four appointment types?
Because this is a preparation tool for planned visits — kitten first visit, annual checkup, senior visit and dental consult are the appointments you can genuinely prepare for with a packing list and good questions. If your cat seems very unwell, don't wait for a routine appointment and don't fill in checklists: call your vet now.
Will it tell me when the next vaccine or preventive is due?
No — deliberately. Due dates depend on your cat's own history and your vet's judgement, so this generator never works them out. What it does is put the question on your sheet ("which preventives are due at this visit?") and give you a capture line on side two to write down the answer your vet gives you.
What if I don't have my cat's records?
Bring what you have and write "don't have it" next to the rest. Partial paperwork from a shelter or breeder is still worth taking, and an honestly marked gap tells the clinic exactly what to request from the previous practice. Guessing helps nobody.
Should I really ask about bringing a sample?
Yes — ask, don't assume. Some clinics want a fresh stool sample at certain visits and will tell you how they'd like it collected and stored; others don't want one at all. One phone call replaces a wasted trip or an awkward doorstep surprise.
How do I print it as one two-sided sheet?
Press print — side one (prep) prints first, side two (capture) starts on a fresh page. Choose "two-sided / duplex" in the print dialog if your printer supports it, or print page one, flip the sheet, and print page two on the back.
Is anything I type uploaded?
No. Everything stays in this browser's local storage so your sheet is still here next visit — nothing leaves your device, and there's no sign-up.
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Carrier & Crate Fit Checker — make sure the carrier still fits before the trip · Calorie & Feeding Calculator — the daily amount to write on your sheet · Pet Sitter Instruction Sheet — your vet details, written down for whoever feeds the cat · All KittyButts tools
General checklist based on AAHA and Fear Free guidance. Not medical advice: vaccines, treatments and doses are your vet's call. This generator never works out dates, amounts or care plans for you — it helps you pack, ask good questions, and write down what your vet says. Medication lists on the sheet are copied from labels only, exactly as printed. If your cat seems very unwell, don't wait for a routine appointment — call your vet now. Everything you type is stored only in this browser.