Multi-Pet Feeding Rota

Who this is for

Two tables for a house with several animals. The first says what each one has and what they must not have, in the words your vet used. The second shares the week out: who feeds in the morning, who feeds in the evening, and a box to tick when it is done.

Households with several pets and several people feeding them, families where one animal is on something the others must not touch, and anyone handing the week over to a sitter.

What this helps you track

• What each animal is fed and where their food is kept
• What an animal must not have, written where everyone can see it
• Who feeds which animal in the morning and in the evening
• A tick per feed, so nobody is fed twice or missed
• Anything to be given with food, as your own vet set it out

How to use it

1. Write the household, the week beginning and the vet practice at the top.
2. Fill in the first table with one line per animal: what they are fed, how it is prepared and where it is kept. Copy the amount from what your vet advised — there is no figure of ours on the page.
3. Use the must-not-have column for allergies, another animal's medicated food, and anything your vet has ruled out.
4. In the second table, put a name against each morning and evening feed for the week.
5. Tick the box once a feed has actually happened, so the next person in the kitchen can see.
6. Leave the sheet by the food with the pet sitter sheet if you are going away.

Formats

• Printable PDF (A4 and US Letter)
• Fillable PDF with form fields
• Fill in online, saved in your browser

The printable is laid out inside a box that fits both A4 and US Letter, so the two files are identical and neither one is scaled. The fillable PDF has real form fields. The online version keeps what you enter in your own browser and builds the completed PDF on your device.

How to print

Download the A4 or US Letter file to match the paper in your printer, open it in a PDF reader and print at 100% — not "fit to page", which shrinks the writing space. Both files leave a 14 mm margin, which clears the unprintable edge on home printers. To print the online version with your entries in it, use the Print this sheet button, which prints only the sheet and none of the page around it. More on printing.

Questions

How much do I feed each animal?

Whatever your vet advised, which is why the column is blank. Amounts depend on the animal, their health and the food itself, and no printable can know any of that.

Can I use it for animals that are not cats and dogs?

Yes. The animal column takes any name and any species; rabbits, birds and reptiles all fit, though a species with a particular routine may be better served by its own record.

What if feeds are not morning and evening?

Rename the two columns when you fill the sheet in — first feed and second feed, or the times your house uses — and write the time beside the name.

How do I keep one animal off another's food?

Write it in the must-not-have column and say where each animal eats in the notes. The sheet makes the arrangement visible; keeping to it is the household's job.

Is there a version for one animal?

The pet feeding schedule covers a single animal across the week, with feed times and a tick grid.