Notes with photo, voice, and follow-up

Overview

Not every observation belongs in the treatment journal. Sometimes you just want to note that an animal is noticeably limping, that a group is restless, or that the fence at the "farmyard pasture" location is loose. Notes are exactly for that purpose.

Recording a note

How to create a new note:

1. Go to Care > Notes
2. Tap New note
3. Select the reference (scope):
   • Animal -- the note appears in the timeline of a single animal
   • Group -- the note relates to an entire group (e.g. "Ewes 2025")
   • Location -- the note relates to a place (e.g. "Farmyard pasture")
4. Select the specific animal, group, or location
5. Tap the text field and enter your observation

Tip: If you start a note directly from the animal profile (via the floating plus button), the animal is automatically pre-selected.

Voice input

If your hands are dirty or you are out and about, use voice input:

1. Tap the microphone icon next to the text field
2. Dictate your observation -- the text appears as you speak
3. Correct individual words after dictating if needed
4. Tap the microphone icon again to end the recording

Attaching a photo

A picture says more than a thousand words -- especially for injuries, skin conditions, or barn problems:

1. Tap the photo icon in the form
2. Choose between Camera and From gallery
3. With "Camera", the phone camera opens directly
4. The photo taken appears as a preview in the form
5. When saving, the photo is stored securely and is only visible to members of your farm

Setting a follow-up

If the note requires a later action (call the vet, check progress), set a follow-up date:

1. Activate the Follow-up needed checkbox
2. Select the follow-up date
3. Tap Save

The note appears at the top of the care overview from the selected date onwards. It also appears in the daily follow-up e-mail digest.

Tip: Set follow-ups conservatively -- sooner rather than later. You can mark a follow-up as done at any time.

Completing a note

When a note is no longer current or the follow-up has been dealt with:

1. Open the note
2. Tap Done -- the note is removed from the open follow-ups
3. If you completed it by mistake, an Undo button appears for 5 seconds

Completed notes remain visible in the history and on the animal profile -- they only disappear from the follow-up list.

Editing or deleting a note

1. Tap the desired entry in the notes list
2. Edit and Delete are available via the three-dot menu
3. When deleting, the attached photo is also removed

In the animal profile

All notes relating to an animal appear in the animal's timeline. This lets you see at a glance what has been observed over weeks and months -- valuable context for the next veterinary visit.