A Voocie sitter card is a single shareable link that gives any pet sitter, dog walker, groomer, trainer, or boarder exactly what they need to care for your pet — feeding schedule, current medications, allergies, behavioral quirks, vet contact information, and your emergency number. The sitter opens the link in any browser. No app download, no account creation, no login.
If you've ever typed out a two-page instruction sheet for a pet sitter, texted medication details at midnight, or come home to find out the sitter didn't know your dog was allergic to chicken, this solves that problem permanently.
- The Voocie sitter card is a single link containing your pet's feeding, medication, allergy, quirks, and emergency information — shareable with anyone, no app or account needed on their end.
- It stays current automatically because it pulls from your pet's Voocie record, so when your vet updates a medication, the sitter card reflects it.
- Pet professionals (sitters, walkers, groomers, trainers, boarders) can start a record for a client's pet and hand it over — free, always.
What does a pet sitter actually need to know?
Every pet owner has been through the same ritual: a vacation approaches, you book a sitter, and then you sit down to write "the document." The document that starts as a quick note and turns into a novel because you keep remembering things your sitter absolutely needs to know.
Here's what belongs on a sitter card — the information any competent pet care provider needs, organized for quick reference:
- Feeding: What food, how much, how often, any supplements mixed in, where the food is stored
- Medications: Drug name, dosage, schedule, how to administer (pill pocket? liquid syringe? mixed in food?), what to do if a dose is missed
- Allergies and restrictions: Food allergies, environmental triggers, treats that are off-limits
- Behavioral quirks: Leash reactivity, separation anxiety cues, crate routine, thunderstorm behavior, resource guarding
- Vet information: Primary vet clinic name, phone number, address; nearest emergency vet
- Emergency contacts: Your phone number, a backup person who can make medical decisions if you're unreachable
- Daily routine: Walk times, potty schedule, bedtime routine, where the leash and waste bags live
That's a lot to put in a text message. It's too much for a sticky note. And any Word document you email will be buried in the sitter's inbox by Tuesday.
Why do written instructions fail every time?
The problem with written instructions — whether you hand-write them, type them, or text them — is that they're static. The moment something changes, your document is wrong.
Your vet adjusts your dog's thyroid medication from 0.3 mg to 0.5 mg. The instruction sheet on the counter still says 0.3. Your sitter follows the sheet. Your dog gets the wrong dose for a week.
Or your cat gets a new dietary restriction after bloodwork comes back. You update the note on your fridge, but the sitter has the version you texted last month. These aren't hypothetical failures — they're the kind that send pet owners to the emergency vet wishing they'd had better records on hand.
A sitter card that draws from a living health record doesn't have this problem. When your vet emails an updated prescription to your pet's private Voocie address, the record updates. The sitter card reflects the current record. No one has to remember to update the note.
How does the Voocie sitter card work?
Once your pet has a record in Voocie, generating a sitter card takes about thirty seconds:
- Open your pet's record and tap "Share"
- Choose "Sitter card" — this creates a link that shows care instructions without exposing your pet's full medical history
- Send the link to your sitter via text, email, or any messaging app
The sitter opens the link in their phone's browser. They see feeding, medications, allergies, quirks, your emergency contacts, and your vet's information. They don't see lab results, visit notes, or anything clinical — just what they need to care for your pet safely.
The link stays active as long as you want it to. You can revoke it at any time. And because it pulls from the record, it's always current.
What if I have multiple pets?
Each pet in Voocie has their own record, their own private email address, and their own sitter card. If you have a dog and two cats, your sitter gets three links. Each one shows that pet's specific feeding, medication, and quirk information.
This matters more than it sounds. Multi-pet households are where instruction sheets break down fastest — the sitter can't remember which cat gets the thyroid pill and which one gets the kidney-diet food. Separate sitter cards, each labeled with the pet's name and photo, eliminate the confusion. For more on managing records across multiple pets, see our guide to multi-pet household health records.
Can pet professionals use Voocie to manage client pets?
Yes, and this is where the sitter card becomes a professional tool, not just a convenience feature.
If you're a dog walker, pet sitter, groomer, trainer, or boarder, you can create a Voocie account for free and start a record for any client's pet. Add the basics — feeding instructions, known allergies, emergency contacts — and when you hand the record over to the pet owner, the full history transfers with it. You keep your copy for reference.
This solves the intake problem that every pet professional faces: getting reliable, complete information from clients. Instead of a paper form that gets lost, or a text thread you have to scroll through every visit, the pet's information lives in one place. It updates when things change. And when the client eventually switches to a different walker or boards the pet somewhere else, the record goes with the pet — not with your business.
The professional account is free. Always. Voocie charges the pet owner for the premium record features, not the professionals who help care for the pet.
What about boarding and daycare facilities?
Boarding facilities have their own intake requirements — typically proof of current rabies, DHPP/FVRCP, and Bordetella vaccinations. The sitter card doesn't replace those formal vaccination records, but it handles everything else the facility needs to know about day-to-day care.
Does your dog need a specific brand of food? Is your cat on a twice-daily medication that has to be given with food? Does your puppy have a crate routine that keeps them calm overnight? That's sitter card territory. The vaccination records live in the full Voocie record, which you can share separately with the facility.
For a detailed breakdown of what boarding facilities require by state, see our guide to pet records for boarding and daycare.
What about groomers?
Groomers need less medical detail than a boarder or sitter, but they still need the essentials: allergies (especially skin sensitivities and contact reactions), current medications that affect the skin or coat, behavioral notes (does the dog panic during nail trims?), and your emergency contact.
The sitter card covers all of this. And because groomers often see the same pet on a regular schedule, having a persistent link means they don't have to ask you the same questions every six weeks. If your vet prescribes a new topical medication between appointments, it's already in the record.
How is this different from just texting my sitter?
Texts work in the moment. They fail over time. Here's the difference:
- Texts get buried. Your sitter scrolls past 200 messages to find the one where you mentioned the medication schedule. The sitter card is always one tap away.
- Texts are static. You sent the instructions in June. The vet changed the dosage in August. The sitter has the June version.
- Texts don't transfer. You switch to a new walker. You have to retype everything. With a sitter card, you share one link with the new walker and they have the same information the old one had — automatically current.
- Texts can't hold structure. Feeding, meds, allergies, quirks, vet info, emergency contacts — in a text, that's a wall of words. On a sitter card, it's organized and scannable.
What about tracking medications across sitters and vet visits?
One of the most common sources of confusion in pet care is medication management — especially when multiple people are involved. The vet prescribes it, you administer it at home, and the sitter takes over when you travel. If anyone in that chain doesn't have the current dosage, timing, and administration instructions, something slips.
Because the sitter card pulls from your pet's Voocie record, and because your vet can email updates directly to your pet's private Voocie address, the medication information on the sitter card is always the version your vet last confirmed. For a deeper look at staying on top of prescriptions and refills, see our post on how to keep track of pet medications and prescriptions.
Getting started
Creating your pet's sitter card takes less time than writing the instruction note you were going to write anyway. Start your pet's free record, add their care instructions, and share the sitter card link with anyone who cares for your pet. The next time you travel, the information is already there — current, organized, and accessible without an app download or a login.
If you're a pet professional — sitter, walker, groomer, trainer, or boarder — see how the sitter card works for your clients. Start a record for a client's pet, hand it over at any time, and keep your copy for reference. It's free, and it's the easiest intake process you'll ever use.
Voocie does not diagnose conditions or replace veterinary advice. If your pet has a medical concern, talk to your vet.