Since pets are like family members for pet lovers, what could be better than having pet care ideas and information right at your finger tips? Next time Sasha burns a whisker or Bozo eats up your shoelaces, you instantly need to know what to do; instead of having to call friends, wait for someone to pick the phone up at the vets or leafing through a fat (and possibly outdated) pet care book.

MyPetED — Pet Health Center

by LifeLearn, Inc.

This universal app is a great tool for pet owners. You can create a profile for your pet with all of its vital information, keep track of vet appointments and vaccinations, store your vet’s contact information and much more. You will also get articles about pets and pet health right in the app.

Pet First Aid: for your dog, cat, puppy, or kitten by Jive Media LLC This feature-packed app is loaded with videos and illustrations to help you give your pet first aid. It helps you deal with things like cuts and bruises, choking and PR.

PetSnap

by Space Lama

Petsnap helps you take the most memorable photos of your pets. Choose from 32 built-in sounds to attract your pet before the picture is taken. Then choose from seven different frames to complete your picture and save to your camera roll.

iKibble Free

by Llamaface

This free ad-supported app is extremely useful if you like to give your dog “people food” or, if you don’t, but your dog eats people food anyway.

Search the extensive database to find out which foods are okay for your dog to eat and which are not. You can even find recipes in this app for dishes you can share with your dog! If you’d rather pay for the app than have to see ads, there is a paid version of this app as well.

Dog Whistler — Your free dog whistle

by Mobeezio, Inc.

Use your iPhone to train your dog! With this simple dog whistle app, you can set the whistle to a frequency your dog will best respond to. Just keep the treats handy for little rewards.

Pet Names +

by Schatzisoft

Choose from over 3,000 pet names in the free app. Browse by pet type, name popularity or alphabetically. You’re not even limited to cats and dogs — find the perfect name for your lizard, your spider, your fish and many more! Create a favorites list, email possible choices to friends and family to get their feedback. The app also includes a pet soundboard for making animal noises, just for fun.

Dog Translator (FREE!)

by Ronald Bell

Here is a fun way to learn Doggish (is that the language that dogs speak? Or is it Dogese? Or just Dog?). Instead of music, you record your dog barking and the app “analyses” the bark and gives you the English “translation”. Truly just for entertainment, this is a fun little app that you and your dog and your friends will get a kick out of.

AngryCat Free — the angry cat simulator

by Nolasoft

Get an amusing selection of angry cat sounds with this free, ad-supported, universal app. As with most apps, you can upgrade to the paid version if you don’t want the ads. Rarrrrrrr! Hissss!

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