Pick the dog’s main problem. Check what you actually see and the tool tells you whether it can be treated in-house under standing orders, needs a vet, or is an emergency. Every disposition is drawn straight from the shelter SOPs.

Whole-animal scoring tools

Conditions & symptoms

Dog Medication Reference

ShelterStack Demo · Standing-order drugs & doses by condition

Medication reference

Every standing-order medication from the dog SOPs, with dose, route, frequency and duration. Doses apply only under a written VCPR and staff sign-off. Red rows are contraindicated or vet-authorization-only.

🐶 Dog’s weight

Enter a weight to calculate exact doses.

Pharmacy Stock Reference

ShelterStack Demo · On-hand medications & what each is used for

Pharmacy stock

Every medication currently stocked in the shelter pharmacy, organized the way the cabinet is, with a plain-language note on what each one is for. This is a stock reference — for doses, routes, and standing-order criteria, use the Meds tab. Red rows are vet-direction-only or carry a specific warning.

Dose Calculator Worksheet

Volume / count to administer · verify every result before dosing

Dose calculator

Pick a drug, enter the Dog’s weight, then enter the strength of the product you actually have on hand. The calculator works out how much to give — but you must verify it against the label before administering.

1 · Drug 2 · Animal weight

3 · Strength of your product

mg per

Read this off the vial or bottle label — e.g. “50 mg/mL” or “100 mg tablets.”

Fill in the three fields to calculate the amount to give.

Always verify before administering. This calculator multiplies the standing-order dose (mg/kg) by the weight you enter, then divides by the product strength you enter. It cannot see your actual vial or bottle. Confirm the drug, the concentration on the label, and the final amount with a second person or the veterinarian. Ranges show the low and high end of the approved dose — start low unless directed otherwise.

Feline Grimace Scale — Pain Assessment

Score each of the 5 categories 0–2 · total 0–10

Assess a calm, undisturbed cat. Score each of the five categories from 0 (absent) to 2 (markedly present). Score all five for a valid total. Reassess after any intervention.

Based on the Feline Grimace Scale, Université de Montréal (2019). Scoring bands reflect the shelter's reference chart — confirm your rescue-analgesia threshold against your veterinarian's protocol.

Feline Grimace Scale reference poster showing ear position, orbital tightening, muzzle tension, whiskers change, and head position with example photographs and line drawings, plus score interpretation.

Feline Grimace Scale © Université de Montréal, 2019. Reproduced for internal, non-commercial clinical use under the scale's Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial license.

Rescue analgesia: on the shelter's reference chart, a score in the 1–3 band is marked as the cut-off for administering rescue analgesia. The originally published scale uses a score-ratio threshold instead. Because this decides whether an animal is medicated, confirm the exact cut-off with your veterinarian before relying on it.

Vet/ER Decision Score

Trauma Triage Score