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An R indicates the field is required. All others are optional. P indicates the field is private to the organization.

Please note that the far right column denotes which service (Data Management - D, Pet Adoption Portal - P, or Website Service - W) uses the field.

Basic information

Field

Description

Name R

The animal's name is required. NOTE: We recommend that you do not add extra information to the name field (like ADOPTED or URGENT). The Other Names field can be used for nicknames or name changes.

Status R

Choose a status from the drop-down list. You can learn more about animal statuses in the Managing animal status section in this guide.

Summary

Enter a summary of the animal's description.  The summary is a short description of the animal and appears at the top of the animal’s web page and in the Pet Adoption Toolkit. This is a text field.

Species R

Select the animal's species from the drop-down list.

Primary Breed

Select the animal's primary and secondary breeds after selecting the species. The primary breed is required for all species except dogs.
See the section, Mixed or unknown breed in this guide.

Secondary BreedSelect the animal's primary and secondary breeds after selecting the species. The primary breed is required for all species except dogs.
See the section, Mixed or unknown breed in this guide.
Has special needsTick the No, Yes, or Unknown radio buttons to indicate whether or not the animal has any known special needs.
SexTick the Female, Male, or Unknown radio buttons to indicate the animal's sex.

Declawed

Tick the No, Yes, or Unknown radio buttons to indicate whether or not the cat is declawed.

Altered

Tick the No, Yes, or Unknown radio buttons to indicate whether or not the animal is altered.

Grooming needsTick the Not Required, Low, Moderate, High, or Unknown radio buttons to indicate the animal's need for being groomed.

Color (General)

Select the animal’s general color from the drop-down list.  This value is sent to the adoption listing sites. Note that you must first select a species to see the species-specific list of colors.

Shedding amountTick the Moderate, None, High, or Unknown radio buttons to indicate the animal's propensity for shedding.

Pattern

Select the animal’s coat pattern from the drop-down list. Note that you must first select a species to see a species-specific list of patterns.

Coat Length

Select the animal’s coat length by ticking one of the radio buttons for Short, Medium, Long, or Unknown.

General Age

The General Age field is used by the adoption listing websites. Tick one of the radio buttons for Baby, Young, Adult, Senior, or Unknown to indicate the animal's general age range.

Description

Enter a description of the animal into the editor. For information about using the WYSIWYG editor, see the chapter Using the editor.

Physical qualities

Select from the boxes listed any physical qualities that are important for an adopter to know.

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