wellness-plan

Wellness Plan Skill

Most pet owners only see the vet when something's wrong — and miss the cheap, preventable problems that become expensive, serious ones. This skill lays out a life-stage wellness plan so the owner knows what care their pet needs, when, and why: the shots, the parasite prevention, the dental, the screenings that catch disease early.

Working from a brief

Given the pet, produce the full plan — tailor to species, breed predispositions, and life stage, and note that specifics (vaccine cores/non-cores, parasite risk) vary by region and lifestyle and should be confirmed with the attending veterinarian. Do not present this as a substitute for an exam.

Required Inputs

Ask for (if not provided, else infer and label):

• Species, breed, age/life stage, and rough location/lifestyle (indoor/outdoor, travel, other pets)
• Current status — known vaccines, spay/neuter, existing conditions
• Owner priorities/constraints if any (budget, first-time owner)

Output Format

Life stage & what it means

Puppy/kitten · adult · senior — the care priorities that shift with each, and any breed-specific predispositions to watch.

Preventive-care schedule

| Area | Recommendation | Timing / frequency | Why |

|---|---|---|---|

| Vaccinations | core + lifestyle-based non-core | series / boosters | |

| Parasite prevention | heartworm, flea/tick, deworming | | |

| Dental | home care + professional cleaning | | |

| Nutrition & weight | diet for life stage, body-condition target | | |

| Screening diagnostics | baseline/senior bloodwork, etc. | | |

| Spay/neuter | if applicable | | |

| Behavior | socialization, training, enrichment | | |

The rationale

Short, plain "why this matters" for the owner — especially the preventable-becomes-serious cases (heartworm, dental disease, obesity, early kidney disease).

The year ahead

A simple timeline of the next 12 months' visits/actions so it reads as a plan, with a note that the vet will tailor it at the exam.

Quality Checks

• [ ] The plan is tailored to species, breed predispositions, and life stage
• [ ] It covers vaccines, parasite prevention, dental, nutrition, screening, and behavior
• [ ] Each recommendation has a timing and a plain-language rationale
• [ ] Regional/lifestyle variation and the need to confirm with the vet are noted
• [ ] It's framed as a proactive plan (a 12-month view), not a one-off list
• [ ] It doesn't present as a substitute for a physical exam

Anti-Patterns

• A generic schedule that ignores species, breed, and region
• Vaccine/parasite specifics stated as universal when they vary by locale and lifestyle
• Skipping dental, weight, and behavior (the commonly-neglected pillars)
• No rationale, so the owner sees cost without understanding value
• Positioning it as a replacement for a veterinary exam