iPhone creators Apple claim they have an application for just about everything.  Today we take a look at some of the best pet applications out there and which are simply the best.

Pet First Aid

At the top of the list is one of the most useful pet applications we’ve encountered; Pet First Aid offers quick and simple health advice for a range of animals.  The What’s Normal feature is of particular use, describing what to expect as standard, as well as how to perform physical checks to determine what is normal for your own pet.  By knowing what is normal, pet owners are far better equipped to tell when something is wrong. Pet First Aid also contains instructional videos and directions for a range of emergencies and health problems.

Vet Records

Maintaining an up-to-date record of your pet’s wellbeing is exceptionally important and Pet Vet Records makes this as simple as possible.  The user inputs their pet’s health information and medical records, which are then made immediately available to vets; meaning the important information is always available to the right people at the right time. An application for pet insurance would have been more worthwhile.

Mobile Symptom Checker

Although it’s similar to Pet First Aid, the Mobile Symptom Checker is designed to let you select specific symptoms, by category if necessary, and read detailed articles about to them and the conditions that cause them.  The application also contains information about treatment options, preventative measures and methods of managing the problem itself – all at the touch of a button!

Pet Services Finder

Like a tiny, portable Yellow Pages of pet services, this application locates nearby vets, dog walkers, groomers, sitters and so on, even allowing the user to see reviews of each service.  Simple and useful – a great app.

Off the Leash

As much as dog owners love their pets, daily walks can get somewhat irksome after a few years of strolling around the same old places.  Besides, what dogs really enjoy is being given some freedom to run around.  That’s where Off the Leash steps in, locating and directing you to the nearest dog parks, where you can let your pet run himself into the ground whilst uou casually sip a Caprisun.  Everybody wins!

Dog Training

Most dog owners would love to teach their pet new tricks, but finding out how to do so has rarely been so convenient.  Brimming with instructional photos and videos for 101 different tricks, Dog Tricks makes it simple to train your dog, no matter where you are.

Veterinary

Essentially a dictionary of the complicated terms your vet may use to describe your pet’s health problems, Veterinary Terms is a handy application, though one without quite enough use to deserve a higher ranking in this Top Ten.  Even so, this application is of great help when it comes to understanding what’s wrong with your pet after a complicated diagnosis from a busy vet.

Pet Problem

A somewhat negative application, though one that is useless nevertheless.  Pet Problem lets you share any negative experiences you may have had when buying pets at local pet shops, in the hope that others won’t make similar mistakes

Dog Park

Just making it into the Top Ten because of its originality, though right at the bottom of the list because it’s so very un cool is Dog Park which is a social networking site for dogs.  Or rather, a site for dog owners to pretend they are their dogs and network with other local owners, also pretending to be their dogs.  The redeeming factor is that it is a helpful and supposedly fun way of arranging company for your pet.

All Pets Radio Player

Very last on our list of the best pet applications is the 24-hour, pet-orientated internet streaming radio station – All Pets.  Broadcasting a range of news, advice and interesting facts about a variety of pets, it’s an ideal for people who want to be surrounded by pet-info all the time.  The only reason it’s last on the list is because we can imagine this application slowly driving us insane.

So concludes our top pet iPhone applications!  Hopefully we’ve introduced you to a brand new way of helping or interacting with your pet; if not, at least you now know you don’t need an iPhone.