As part of our search to find like minded pet businesses to partner up with, we came across Pet Summary and immediately liked the company's style and attitude.
Cole, one of the co-founders, writes a blog and has spent a lot of time thinking about the meaning of pets in our lives and how to have their medical information at hand in case of emergency. He tells the story here of how his grandmother's medical information prompted him to start Pet Summary, and the rest, as they say, is history.
If you are looking for an alternative to microchipping your pet or even in addition to microchipping, there are some interesting services offered by Pet Summary.
First, you can store your pet's health information online, which is a free benefit that allows you to print a health summary card for your wallet in case of emergency (so you don't have to remember what vaccinations your cat has had at the emergency clinic or what special medications she's on). You can also store info such as emergency contact information, treatment authorizations, and so on.
The second benefit is where the value to a lost pet is, which is the Guardian Pet Tag ($15 per pet). This is a new twist on the old ID tag that includes the pet's unique Guardian Code. When someone who has found your lost pet enters the Guardian Code into www.PetSummary.com, they can see as much or as little information as you would like to provide them (such as the treatment authorization and a list of emergency contacts you input above). Here is an example.
Congrats to Cole and the gang for honing Pet Summary's business model and giving pet parents a central location for vital information for emergencies.
