Automated alerts for veterinary appointments or vaccinations

Purpose

1. Ensure timely alerts are sent to agistment managers, animal owners, and veterinary staff for scheduled or overdue appointments and vaccinations to improve animal health, minimize risk of disease, and optimize grazing lease operations.

2. Synchronize data between booking, animal health, and notification systems to automate reminders and compliance tracking.

3. Reduce manual admin work by integrating calendar, customer, and medical record sources for automated scheduling and alerting workflows.

Trigger Conditions

1. Upcoming veterinary appointment entered or updated in animal record.

2. Vaccination record created with future booster date.

3. Missed appointment or overdue task flagged in system.

4. New animal added with pending medical requirements.

5. Recurring annual or periodic vaccination due.

Platform Variants

1. Twilio SMS

• Feature/Setting: SMS notification; set up appointment-reminder templates, configure using API endpoint POST /Messages with variables for date and animal
  
• Example: Use API to auto-send “Your animal [Name] has a vet appointment on [Date].”
  

2. SendGrid

• Feature/Setting: Transactional email; configure API v3 Mail Send; include dynamic template for veterinary reminders
  
• Example: Setup API to send “Reminder: Vaccination for [Animal] due on [Date].”
  

3. Google Calendar

• Feature/Setting: Event creation/modification; use Calendar API insert/update to manage appointments
  
• Example: Auto-create event for “[Animal] Vet Appointment” at scheduled time.
  

4. Outlook Calendar

• Feature/Setting: REST API to create calendar events and set reminders with push notification Popups
  
• Example: Schedule automatic appointment entry triggered by veterinary booking.
  

5. Slack

• Feature/Setting: Incoming Webhooks; post alert to specific channel or DM with custom message about due tasks
  
• Example: Use webhook to send “Vaccination for [Animal] due today” to #animal-care.
  

6. Microsoft Teams

• Feature/Setting: Graph API; configure to post adaptive card to a team channel when appointment is due
  
• Example: Adaptive card with animal details and appointment time pushed on trigger.
  

7. WhatsApp Business API

• Feature/Setting: Send message via /messages endpoint; use predefined template for appointment reminder
  
• Example: “Reminder: [Animal]’s vaccination is tomorrow at [Time].”
  

8. HubSpot

• Feature/Setting: Workflow automation with Custom Code Actions; send notification emails when deal stage changes to “Appointment Scheduled”
  
• Example: Custom webhook or internal alert to notify staff or clients.
  

9. Salesforce

• Feature/Setting: Process Builder or Flow Builder; auto-generate task/notification when Next Appointment date is set
  
• Example: Automated task “Send reminder for [Animal] on [Date]”.
  

10. Zoho CRM

• Feature/Setting: Workflow Rules; send alert email or SMS when custom field “Vaccination Due” is updated
  
• Example: Trigger alert based on animal record condition.
  

11. Mailgun

• Feature/Setting: API v3 Messages endpoint for transactional reminder emails
  
• Example: “Appointment [Type] for [Animal] scheduled on [Date]”.
  

12. MessageBird

• Feature/Setting: SMS and WhatsApp API; auto-send hybrid messages based on preferred contact channel
  
• Example: Auto-SMS for first reminder, WhatsApp for second nudge.
  

13. Pushover

• Feature/Setting: REST API to push notification to mobile devices
  
• Example: “Immediate Attention: Missed vaccination for [Animal].”
  

14. PagerDuty

• Feature/Setting: REST API or Event Orchestrations; assign critical alerts to veterinary team
  
• Example: Escalate missed medical actions automatically.
  

15. Telegram Bot API

• Feature/Setting: sendMessage method for direct user alerts
  
• Example: Bot posts “Vaccination for [Animal] due next week” to user chat.
  

16. Trello

• Feature/Setting: REST API to create cards; add veterinary tasks in board upon event
  
• Example: Board “Animal Health” auto-populated with upcoming appointments.
  

17. monday.com

• Feature/Setting: API to create items; automated item per appointment or vaccination
  
• Example: Item with animal, vet, and time added to “Vet Visits” board.
  

18. Asana

• Feature/Setting: API to create task; auto-assign to staff, set due date
  
• Example: Task “Administer vaccine for [Animal] by [Date]”.
  

19. ClickSend

• Feature/Setting: SMS API for global SMS reminders with scheduling options
  
• Example: “Vet visit for [Animal] confirmed for [Date]”.
  

20. ActiveCampaign

• Feature/Setting: Automation workflow with date-based triggers; send campaign based on upcoming event
  
• Example: Automated email 2 days before appointment.
  

Benefits

1. Improves animal welfare and compliance through reliable, automated reminders.

2. Decreases risk of missed treatments, reducing disease outbreak cost/liability.

3. Lowers manual admin effort by consolidating multiple communication and scheduling touchpoints.

4. Boosts transparency for managers, owners, and veterinary partners via routine notifications and visibility.

5. Customizable channel selection aligns with recipient preference and operational scope.