Census Metrics for veterinary clinics: complete the animal's record without changing software
How a veterinary clinic takes part in Census Metrics: microchip search, clinical acts and certificates, inviting owners to register, and materials with the clinic's QR code.
This page is for veterinary clinics and professionals who treat dogs and cats in the municipality. In Census Metrics they have a place of their own, alongside families and the local government.
What it solves for you
The clinic is where each animal’s health is best known, but that information usually stays in the practice software. With a professional account you complete the animal’s record without duplicating your work, and every visit is a chance for the family to catch up with the local government.
Features for the practice
Microchip search. You find the animal in the census with the usual reader. If it is missing, you invite its family to register it.
Clinical acts and certificates. Vaccinations, sterilisations, treatments and certificates stay in the record. The family sees them and you keep your software.
Materials with the clinic’s code. Posters and stickers with your own QR code. You see how many animals were registered thanks to your practice.
Clinic profile. Your details and, if you wish, a benefit for registered animals. One more reason for families to choose you.
Your practice, in four steps
- Read the microchip.
- Check whether it is in the census.
- Invite the family if it is missing.
- Note the clinical act.
How it fits the working day
The family arrives with their animal, the microchip is checked and, if it is not in the census, the registration starts with a QR code while they wait. After the consultation, the clinical act is noted in the record. The information is added voluntarily and gradually, and the family authorises their clinic.
What it brings the municipality
With what clinics note, the local government knows the health of the census better without asking anyone to change software. How municipal staff see it is on the local governments page.
To complete the picture
Families use the app from their phone, as the pet owners page explains. If your clinic offers a benefit to registered animals, see the local partners page.
Census Metrics is part of the Zoometrics suite, with Meow Metrics, Ark Metrics, Wild Metrics and Silva Metrics (new tab). More on the Zoometrics suite page.
Talk to us
If your clinic wants to know more or to tell us how it handles registrations and certificates, write to us from the contact page. For an overview, go back to the home page.
Frequently asked questions
Do I have to give up my clinic management software?
No. The clinic adds information to the census from a professional account, without replacing the software it already uses.
Who can see what I upload?
The owner sees it in their animal's record and decides what to share with the local government.
Will I see animals from other clinics?
No. The clinic accesses only the animals that have authorised it.
What do I do if the animal I am seeing is not registered?
You can invite its family to register it, and the registration is credited to your clinic.
What if my clinic practises in a municipality without Census Metrics?
A professional account is requested within a municipality that uses the platform. Write to us from the contact page.