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If an animal is staying at the hospital and will be placed in a run, cage, or kennel, it must wear an identification collar around its neck, unless injury prevents it from doing so. The hospitalization collar must stay on for the duration of the hospital visit. The information on the hospitalization collar must include:

 patient’s name

 owner’s name

 hospital admission date

 attending veterinarian

 reason for admission

 allergies and/or warnings – large/bright for team to notice easily.

All patients admitted to the hospital must also have a cage or medical card. The information above should be on the patient’s cage or medical card, along with observations/notes on the following:

 food fed

 type of food

 amount of food eaten

 water given and amount

 amount of water patient drank

 urination

 defecation

 body temperature and time taken

 medications administered, time administered.