USE CASES
Get to know your new pet. Track what you learn.
Bringing home a new pet means learning a lot about them, often very quickly.
What helps them settle. What makes them nervous. Which routines work. How they ask for what they need. What is normal for them and what is not.
Cotl gives you a place to keep what you learn, along with their records and care information, so you can build a fuller picture of your pet over time.
CAPTURE WHAT MAKES YOUR PET SPECIAL
Build it once. Use it whenever care changes hands.
Keep what matters about your pet in one current profile, then use it to create Care Notes for each person or situation.
You don’t have to start over each time, and you don’t have to share everything with everyone.
The first few weeks tell you a lot
Your new pet may behave differently as they become more comfortable in your home. You may learn that they only eat once the room is quiet. That a certain sound scares them. That they need more time, more space, or a different routine than you expected.
These details help you understand your pet and make better decisions about their care.
Keep them somewhere you can return to, especially while everything is still new.
You don’t need to know everything yet
Getting to know a pet takes time.
Start with the basics you already have, such as their food, medication, health information, veterinary contacts, and current routine.
Add more as you learn what they like, what they avoid, how they communicate, and what helps them feel comfortable.
Cotl helps you build their profile over time. You don’t need to complete it all at once.
Keep the information that came with them
If a shelter, rescue, foster, breeder, previous family, or veterinarian shared useful information, keep it with your pet’s profile.
That may include health records, medication, vaccination history, microchip information, feeding details, known behavior, or routines your pet already understands.
You can upload searchable PDF or Word documents and keep them with the rest of your pet’s information.
Keep building from the same profile
A new pet may eat, sleep, play, or behave differently as they settle in. If you notice a change, add it to their profile.
What you learn about your pet now can remain useful later.
When someone new becomes involved in their care, create Care Notes from the information you have already collected.
You do not have to rebuild your pet’s history and care information for every new person or situation.
Help other people understand your new pet
Your pet’s people may soon include a vet, trainer, family member, sitter, or dog walker. Create tailored Care Notes using what is already in your pet’s profile. Include the information that person needs without sharing the entire profile.
A vet may need health records and recent observations. A trainer may need behavior history and information about what you have tried. A sitter may need the current routine, medication, fears, and what helps your pet settle.
Download the Care Notes as a PDF or share a live link that updates automatically as you learn new information. The person receiving them does not need a Cotl account.
Questions from new pet parents
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Start with health and vaccination records, medication, microchip information, food, feeding instructions, veterinary contacts, and any known medical or behavioral needs.
You can add routines, preferences, fears, relationships, and your own observations as you get to know your new family member.
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Start with the information you already have, including food, medication, health records, veterinary contacts, microchip details, and any known medical or behavioral needs.
Then add one or two things you have already noticed about your pet’s routine, comfort, or behavior.
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No. Start with what you know and add more over time.
Your pet’s behavior, routine, and needs may change as they settle in. Their Cotl profile can change and grow with them.
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A Google Doc gives you a blank page, or basic instructions you’ve revised over and over again for different situations.
Cotl helps you think through what another person may need to know, keeps those details up-to-date on your pet’s profile, and lets you create different Care Notes for different people and situations.
You do not have to start over each time, and you do not have to share everything with everyone. Your weekend sitter can get the full routine. Someone stopping by can get the essentials.
If something changes, update your pet’s information instead of tracking down and rewriting every set of instructions.
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You can download the Care Notes as a PDF and send the file yourself. Premium members with Cotl Core can also share Care Notes through a live link.
You can customize the information that each person sees and when they’ll be able to view that information.
The recipient does not need a Cotl account.
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Yes. You can upload searchable PDF or Word documents and keep them with your pet’s information.
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Yes. Add the information you received when your pet came home, then keep notes about any questions, symptoms, or changes you want to discuss at the first appointment.
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Yes. You can use Cotl for any pet. Some current features may work best for cats and dogs, and Cotl is building more tailored features for other species.
START WHERE YOU ARE
Start with one thing you’ve noticed
Add one routine, preference, fear, or behavior you’ve already learned about your new pet. We’ll guide you through the rest over time.
