MSD Animal Health has launched the Pet Diabetes Tracker, a free new app designed to help veterinary professionals and their clients track and manage diabetes.

The new app, which is being being made available in the run up to Pet Diabetes Month in November, allows owners to track water and food consumption, exercise, glucose levels and insulin injections on their smartphone or tablet. It can also send reminders for veterinary appointments and insulin injections, and creates charts that clients can share with their veterinary surgeon.

MSD says the Pet Diabetes Tracker will help improve client reporting and compliance, resulting in improved pet welfare and a reduction in risk to pets through its alert system.  

Caroline Darouj, Product Manager at MSD Animal Health said: "To help ensure the long-term health and well-being of a pet, successfully managing the various facets of the disease and treatments is critical.

"With proper management and monitoring a dog or cat with diabetes can lead a healthy, happy and active life, and the Pet Diabetes Tracker can help make it happen. This is an incredibly useful tool that links the pet owner with the vet and puts all the pertinent diabetic health information at their fingertips. It’s all about setting habits that save lives!"

The Pet Diabetes Tracker can be downloaded from iTunes, here: https://itunes.apple.com/uk/app/pet-diabetes-tracker-uk/id1284472796?ls=1&mt=8. 

MSD says an Android version will also be available soon.

For more information, visit www.petdiabetesmonth.co.uk or contact your MSD Animal Health account manager.

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