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A coughing dog needs the right record before a clinical note

For small animal clinics handling an owner's call, a booked visit and an examination as distinct steps. Match the dog to its owner, put the reason in the appointment, then record history, veterinary assessment, treatment and discussed follow-up against the selected animal.

Pricing & getting started
Industry photograph: Veterinary Practice
Photograph · Judy Beth Morris · Image credits

  1. The animal belongs to the right owner

    An animal record selects an existing customer as owner; name, species and optional identifying details help staff confirm the patient.

  2. The visit does not become a diagnosis

    The calendar stores time and reason as free text. The treatment form has separate history, diagnosis or assessment, and treatment entries, authored after examination.

  3. Follow-up stays visible in the animal file

    Treatment is saved against the animal ID and shown in its history. Weight, dispensed medicine with required batch number and a proposed next date can be added when relevant.

How Sektura helps with everyday work

Example: a dog coughing since the weekend

An owner calls about a recurring cough. Reception can book a visit, but its cause is unknown until the veterinary team examines the dog.

  1. Check the patient

    Confirm the owner and dog in their records, then enter names, date, time and reason in the appointment. Those appointment names are free text.

  2. Write the clinical entry

    Open treatment from the dog's file so its ID is selected. Separate the owner's account from the clinician's findings and the care actually discussed.

  3. Arrange the next step

    Discuss any review date with the owner. Record it in treatment and make a separate calendar appointment if a time is agreed.

The animal record shows what the practice assessed and discussed; the desk neither diagnoses the cough nor decides urgency or medication.

Getting started is simple

How it works

  1. Add a sample owner and dog

    Use fictional customer details, select that owner and give the animal a species and clear identity.

  2. Book a sample visit

    Enter dog, owner, date, time and reason, then check the animal record yourself.

  3. Record a sample treatment

    Open the dog's file and enter fictional history, clinician assessment and next step without presenting it as real medical advice.

Questions before you start

Does the appointment automatically link to the animal ID?
No reliable ID link is shown: the calendar uses free-text names. Select the correct animal before writing treatment.
Does a next date in treatment book a slot?
No. It is a recorded date; create a separate appointment for an agreed time.
Does the software diagnose or choose drugs?
No. Clinical judgement belongs to the veterinary team. A batch number is required if dispensed medicine is recorded.
Is IDEXX retrieval ready without setup?
Manual lab results are possible. IDEXX PDF retrieval requires enabled account credentials and a source identifier, and patient matching must be checked.

Clinical responsibility remains local

Documentation, medicines and billing rules vary by place and case; a saved record is not a clinical or legal guarantee.

No credit card is needed to start your trial.

Try a sample coughing-dog visit from the call to the animal record.

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Industry solution

Veterinary practices seeing small animals

  • veterinary practice
  • animal clinic

Editorial workflow draft — not a product screenshot.

Check in a dog with a cough

An owner brings a coughing dog to its booked appointment at the veterinary practice.

  1. Match the dog and owner to the appointment.

  2. Note reported symptoms and examination findings after the examination.

  3. Record the discussed treatment and open questions with the owner.

Findings and agreed next steps are in the animal's file.

Veterinary Practice · Actual product view with saved fictional example data.
Tierkartei · Actual product view with saved fictional example data. Interface language: German.
01

Animal Patient Record (SOAP/Multi-species)

Species-specific record with SOAP history, weight curve and anamnesis

02

Veterinary Drugs & Compliance Record

Inventory register and off-label documentation in accordance with veterinary drug regulations

03

Lab results (manual entry) / IDEXX PDF

Retrieve IDEXX PDF reports with an enabled laboratory account and source identifier. Check the patient assignment before importing. Manual entry remains available; Zoetis is not connected.

04

Vaccination Calendar & Reminder Service

Species-specific vaccination schedules, automatic reminders to pet owners

05

Inpatient Care & Intensive Unit

Ward plan, nursing protocols, infusion schedules and monitoring parameters

Less paperwork

Standard features included

These features are included in every sektura solution.

01

Customers

Customer records with full project history for all VetDesk jobs and relevant contact and location information.

02

Invoices

Invoices for VetDesk services under local law. Automatic numbering, PDF export and dunning management.

03

Appointments

Appointments for VetDesk deployments with GPS address, staff assignment and automatic email reminders.

04

Documents

All VetDesk documents managed centrally: plans, protocols, warranties, certificates and manufacturer documentation.

05

Projects

VetDesk jobs with industry-specific fields, status tracking and automatic cost calculation.

06

Reports & KPIs

Reports for VetDesk: revenue by service type, utilisation, averages and profitability per job.

07

Feature voting

Vote on new VetDesk features. Which functions matter most? Your vote counts in product development.

Getting started is simple

How it works

  1. 01

    Set up animal patient records and owner master data

  2. 02

    Configure animal patient record (soap/multi-species) and enter initial data

  3. 03

    Configure veterinary drugs & compliance record and enter initial data

  4. 04

    Lab results (manual entry) / IDEXX PDF

  5. 05

    Create the first invoice or quote and test the workflow

Switching from existing systems

Before you switch, we check which data we can transfer from your existing system.

easyVET · Animana · Vetera · VetView

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€89.00/ month

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