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Download ready-to-use HQ templates for consent forms, visit summaries and aftercare, cage cards, curbside check-in flyers, and other clinic documents — or grab them all in one zip.

Download these common templates and make them your own. Note: Only open Word templates (.docx) in Microsoft Word. They have coded merge fields that will lose their coding if opened in any other software. The PDF resources don't contain merge fields and can be opened in any PDF reader.

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HQ Merge Fields — Master List

HQ Merge Fields — Master List

This document contains our master list of HQ-created "magic" merge fields. Copy and paste fields from this document and drop them into your own Word templates.

Every consent form is decoupled from the treatment sheet and shares the same core structure: patient/owner info, requested services, and terms of agreement. Most also include a required questions section about the animal.

Aftercare

Every appointment should get an emailed or printed visit summary. These templates cover the all-in-one visit summary plus procedure-specific aftercare instructions for common wellness services.

Visit Summary Templates

Spay/Neuter Visit Summary & Aftercare

Spay/Neuter Visit Summary & Aftercare

Visit summary and post-operative instructions for spay/neuter surgery patients, with a rabies certificate section.

Recheck Visit Summary & Aftercare

Recheck Visit Summary & Aftercare

Recheck summary with space for visit notes, plus a vaccine aftercare page for patients vaccinated at the recheck.

Wellness Procedure Aftercare

Drop these into your Wellness visit summary or hand out on their own — one per procedure, so clients get instructions specific to what their pet actually had done.

General Wellness Aftercare (Default)

General Wellness Aftercare (Default)

Default aftercare with sections for visits with or without anesthesia/sedation and for patients with an incision, wound, or bandage — use when no procedure-specific template applies.

Vaccine Only Aftercare

Vaccine Only Aftercare

For patients who received vaccines only, with no anesthesia or sedation.

Light Sedation Aftercare

Light Sedation Aftercare

For patients sedated (but not fully anesthetized) for their procedure.

Consultation Aftercare

Consultation Aftercare

For consultation visits. Points clients to the Notes section of their visit summary for the specifics of what was discussed.

Wound Care Aftercare

Wound Care Aftercare

Covers wound care, with sections for patients sent home with a drain or bandage.

Dental Aftercare

Dental Aftercare

For dental procedure patients, including those who had extractions.

Cherry Eye Aftercare

Cherry Eye Aftercare

For cherry eye (prolapsed gland) repair patients.

Eye Enucleation Aftercare

Eye Enucleation Aftercare

For eye removal (enucleation) patients adjusting to vision in one eye.

Mass Removal Aftercare

Mass Removal Aftercare

For mass removal patients.

Limb Amputation Aftercare

Limb Amputation Aftercare

For limb amputation patients adjusting to life on three legs.

Tail Amputation Aftercare

Tail Amputation Aftercare

For tail amputation patients.

Heartworm Treatment (Immiticide) Aftercare

Heartworm Treatment (Immiticide) Aftercare

For patients on the Immiticide heartworm treatment protocol, with an emphasis on strict rest.

End of Life Aftercare

End of Life Aftercare

Grief support for clients following euthanasia, including pet loss support resources and information about their pet's remains.

Cremation Drop-Off Aftercare

Cremation Drop-Off Aftercare

Grief support for clients who dropped off a pet for cremation, including pet loss support resources and an explanation of the cremation options.

Intra-Team Flow Documents

Cage Card

Cage Card

A printable cage card for labeling patients in clinic.

Kennel Transport Card

Kennel Transport Card

A printable template for volume clients to label kennels before bringing them to clinic. Can be printed from the Volume Client Portal.

Drug Baggie Insert

Drug Baggie Insert

Insert into drug baggies to facilitate intra-team communication — built for paperless clinics.

High Risk Waiver

High Risk Waiver

Use as a surgical high-risk waiver for concerns identified during the exam.

Recovery Team Communication Tool

Recovery Team Communication Tool

Print and laminate. Use a dry-erase marker to flag recovery issues for the team — stays with the animal through recovery and pickup.

Don't Confuse the Ace

Don't Confuse the Ace

Print on two different colors of paper to keep Dilute Ace and Full Strength Ace bottles from getting mixed up — an extra safety precaution for drug drawers.

Microchip Templates

Petstablished Template

Petstablished Template

Goes home with the owner. Gives all information about the chip and preemptively answers common microchip questions.

Curbside Check In Flyers

Laminated Parking Spot Flyer

Laminated Parking Spot Flyer

Print and stick on a post to mark numbered parking spots for curbside check-in.

Drive-Through Driver Flyer

Drive-Through Driver Flyer

Hand to cars lined up for drive-through drop off or vaccine clinics.

Miscellaneous Docs

Wellness Appointment Types

Wellness Appointment Types

Suggested Wellness Calendar appointment types with default slot lengths, Patient Flow classification, and the aftercare handout each type uses. See Suggested Wellness Types for the full walkthrough.

Postoperative Healing Guide (ASPCA)

Postoperative Healing Guide (ASPCA)

Links to videos, images, and editable infographics that help clients through the post-surgical healing process.

Cat Carrier Weights

Cat Carrier Weights

A one-page photo reference of common cat carrier styles and their empty weights in pounds and kilograms.

Hide Prices Template

Hide Prices Template

An after-visit summary or receipt that leaves prices off — handy for grant-funded or donation-based visits.

Owner Checklist

Owner Checklist

A checklist of aftercare points for the checkout person to go over with owners — a fast way to get volunteers and new staff giving consistent information. Laminate on brightly colored paper.