BJ, thanks so much - this is exactly the kind of response I was hoping for.
AWRN sounds great. The two systems sound complementary: AWRN as the rich profile for animals within a participating network, and the registry as a lightweight, chip-keyed lookup that any vet or shelter can hit without being part of any network. Different shapes, different strengths.
The registry is chip-keyed by design, so unchipped animals aren't in it - but an integration where AWRN's matching layer queries the registry (and optionally publishes back) could still help a lot once animals get chipped and move between organizations.
Happy to connect. The API is documented at furballregistry.com/Home/ApiDocs - I'd welcome feedback on what would make integration easier. Feel free to email me at dave@furballrescue.com.
Original Message:
Sent: 04-06-2026 12:25 PM
From: Bj Adkins
Subject: Creating a Foster-Centric Medical Clinic: April 2026 in Maddie's Monthly Foster Connection
Dave, this is a great concept. A centralized medical records registry keyed to the microchip makes a ton of sense, especially for animals moving between organizations where records get lost in the handoff.
We are building something complementary in the AWRN (Animal Welfare Resource Network). Every animal in the network has a profile that includes medical records, behavior history, and training, accessible to the organizations working with that animal and to the pet owner. It works with or without a microchip, which matters because a lot of the animals coming through crisis intake or community programs are not chipped yet.
What I find interesting about your approach is the open API. One of the things we are designing into the AWRN is automated matching on intake, where the system checks multiple databases to see if an incoming animal already has records somewhere. Having an open registry like yours in that matching layer could mean faster reunification and better continuity of care.
Would love to connect about potential integration down the road. The more systems that talk to each other, the fewer animals fall through the cracks.
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BJ Adkins
Founder/Director
Animal-Angels Foundation
Pinson, AL
bjadkins@animal-angels.org
animal-angelsfoundation.org
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-05-2026 03:16 PM
From: Dave Charlton
Subject: Creating a Foster-Centric Medical Clinic: April 2026 in Maddie's Monthly Foster Connection
I've been following this discussion with interest. The challenge of sharing medical information between rescues, fosters, and vets keeps coming up - fosters relaying info verbally, vets starting from scratch, records getting lost between organizations.
I'm a developer working in the rescue software space, and this seemed like a solvable problem. I put together a proof of concept - a free medical records registry keyed by microchip number. Any rescue, vet, or shelter can register, look up an animal's chip number, and see what's been done. Each organization posts their own records (vaccinations, tests, conditions, notes, file attachments) and everyone sees one shared timeline.
It's not as formally structured as what a clinic might use internally - it's meant to be a middle ground that's useful without being burdensome. A simple API allows any rescue management system to publish records automatically - we've integrated it with furballrescue.com and it's a small integration anyone could do with their own system. Vets can look up animals, see the full history, and add their own notes and files directly.
I was honestly surprised this doesn't seem to have been done already. It's at furballregistry.com - free to use, with open API documentation. I built it to test the concept and see if there's real interest.
If this is something the community would find useful, I'm happy to keep it running and improve it based on feedback. And if it's not quite right, I'd genuinely like to know what would be.
Humbly submitted,
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Dave Charlton
Founder
Really Small
NC