Adding a Treatment

Record a treatment whenever an animal receives medication, a vaccination, or any other health intervention.

How to Add a Treatment

1. Open the animal’s record.
2. Navigate to the Treatments tab.
3. Click Add Treatment.
4. Fill in the details:
   • Date Administered — The date the treatment was given.
   • Medication — Start typing a medication name and choose it from the list of your saved medications, or type a name that isn’t saved yet (e.g., “Draxxin,” “Bovi-Shield Gold,” “Ivomec”). See Managing Saved Medications below.
   • Dosage — The amount given (e.g., “6 mL,” “2 cc”).
   • Withdraw Date (optional) — The date the withdrawal period ends. Filled in automatically if you pick a saved medication with a withdrawal interval, and can still be adjusted by hand.
   • Booster Date (optional) — When a follow-up dose is due. Filled in automatically if you pick a saved medication with a booster interval, and can still be adjusted by hand.
   • Comments (optional) — Additional notes (e.g., “Treated for respiratory symptoms,” “Given SQ in left neck”).
5. Click Save.

Picking a Medication

The Medication field is a search box backed by the medications you’ve saved in Settings → Medications:

• Type part of a medication name to filter your saved list, then select it.
• Selecting a saved medication automatically sets the Booster Date and Withdraw Date based on the medication’s saved booster and withdrawal intervals, calculated from the Date Administered.
• If you type a name that doesn’t match anything saved, an “Add ‘{name}’ as a new medication” option appears. Choosing it opens the Add Medication form — saving it adds the medication to your reusable list and selects it on this treatment in one step.

See Managing Saved Medications in this section for how to build out and maintain your medication list ahead of time.

Treatments During Workings

If you’re processing animals through a working session, treatments can be recorded as part of the working workflow. When a treatment task is completed during a working, the treatment record is automatically created on the animal’s record.

Tips

• Record treatments immediately. Entering records in the chute or immediately after treatment prevents forgetting details.
• Include the route of administration in comments. Notes like “SQ left neck” or “IM right hip” are useful for follow-up.
• Always set withdrawal dates for market animals. This is critical for food safety compliance.