Creating and working with litters is quick and easy to do in Shelterluv! You can intake a litter all at once with your intake forms, create a litter from an existing animal record, or add existing animal records to a new litter!

It is important to remember that parents are included as part of the litter. We suggest distinguishing them by editing their name, e.g. "Princess (mom)".

Intaking all littermates together at one time

This scenario demonstrates what to do if you do not have any of the littermates in your Shelterluv account.

To begin, complete a feral/wildlife, stray, or transfer intake form for the first littermate. If the litter was born in your care, please follow the detailed instructions outlined in this article.

Once you fill in the information on the intake form for the first littermate and select the blue "Next" button, a new window will display with the option to create a litter as shown below.

Selecting the blue "Create Litter" option will allow you to enter the number of littermates you would like to intake.

Once you enter the number of littermates you would like to intake and select the blue "Intake Litter Now" button, you will be presented with an intake form for each littermate. Notice that all the information you entered on your original intake form carries over to each of the new intake forms, but still allows for edits as needed.

Once you have finished the intake forms for each littermate, you will then have the option to view the litter as shown below.

Adding littermates to an existing litter

This scenario demonstrates what to do if you already have a litter created in your Shelterluv account.

To begin, navigate to the appropriate litter by selecting the small black litter icon shown below next to one of the existing littermates.

Once selected, choose the blue "Add to this litter" button. A drop-down menu will appear giving you the option to either create a brand new animal record if the new littermate does not exist in your Shelterluv account or add an animal record that has already been created in your Shelterluv account.

The "Add existing" option will give you a list of your in-custody animals to choose from. The "Intake new" option will allow you to first select an existing littermate to clone, and then create a pre-filled intake form for you to edit as needed and complete for each of the littermates.

Creating a litter from an existing animal record

This scenario demonstrates what to do if you want to create a new litter from an animal record that already exists in your Shelterluv account.

To begin, navigate to the appropriate animal's "Medical" tab and select the blue "Create Litter" button.

A drop-down menu will appear giving you the option to either create a brand new animal record if the new littermate does not exist in your Shelterluv account or add an animal record that has already been created in your Shelterluv account.

The "Add existing" option will give you a list of your in-custody animals to choose from. The "Intake new" option (shown below) will first ask you to select the number of littermates to create. Once you have entered the appropriate number, select the orange "Intake Litter Now" button.

Selecting the orange "Intake Litter Now" button will create a pre-filled intake form for you to edit as needed and complete for each of the littermates.

Once you have completed each intake form, the animal records will be created and the litter can be accessed anytime by selecting the small black litter icon next to the animal's name as shown below.

How do I remove an animal from a litter?

To remove an animal from a litter, navigate to the appropriate litter, select the check box next to the appropriate animal record(s) and then select the blue "Remove from this litter" button.