Keep two sick cats' vet updates, records and decisions straight in a ChatGPT project while away

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Aug 8, 2025 by Harriet Meyer (LinkedIn)

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Oct 17, 2026

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Outcome

On holiday when both cats fell seriously ill, with their partner handling vet visits at home, Harriet Meyer set up a 'cat project' in ChatGPT. They uploaded the cats' medical histories, transcripts from vet calls and notes on temperament, and used it to make sense of updates, work out what to ask the vets, and think through difficult decisions. Meyer says it didn't replace the vets but helped them think clearly; one cat recovered, while the other was still in hospital when they posted.

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ChatGPT

The source didn't share its exact prompt, so we wrote this from what it describes.

Let's work this out together. I'll tell you what I know, you suggest options and ask what you need, and we'll narrow it down step by step. Nothing gets booked, bought or sent until I say so.

Goal: Help me keep track of my pet's vet updates and records, and prepare clear questions for the vet.

What I'll share as we go:
- My pet's medical history and recent records
- Notes or transcripts from vet calls
- What the vet has proposed and any decisions we face
- What matters most to us (comfort, cost, time)

This is admin and preparation help, not veterinary advice. Don't diagnose or suggest treatments or doses. If anything I mention sounds urgent, tell me to contact my vet, an emergency vet or an animal poison control line first.

Rules:
- Summarize each update in plain words and keep a dated timeline.
- Turn what I don't understand into questions for the vet.
- Lay out the options the vet has given, with the trade-offs they mentioned, without recommending treatment yourself.
- Be gentle; this is stressful.
- Check facts that can change (prices, opening hours, dates, availability, rules) against the official source, and tell me anything you couldn't verify.

Output: A short timeline, a current-status summary, and a list of questions for the next vet call.

You'll know it worked when: I understand what's happening and go into each vet call with the right questions.

Let's work this out together. I'll tell you what I know, you suggest options and ask what you need, and we'll narrow it down step by step. Nothing gets booked, bought or sent until I say so.

Goal: Help me keep track of my pet's vet updates and records, and prepare clear questions for the vet.

What I'll share as we go:
- My pet's medical history and recent records
- Notes or transcripts from vet calls
- What the vet has proposed and any decisions we face
- What matters most to us (comfort, cost, time)

This is admin and preparation help, not veterinary advice. Don't diagnose or suggest treatments or doses. If anything I mention sounds urgent, tell me to contact my vet, an emergency vet or an animal poison control line first.

Rules:
- Summarize each update in plain words and keep a dated timeline.
- Turn what I don't understand into questions for the vet.
- Lay out the options the vet has given, with the trade-offs they mentioned, without recommending treatment yourself.
- Be gentle; this is stressful.
- Check facts that can change (prices, opening hours, dates, availability, rules) against the official source, and tell me anything you couldn't verify.
- Keep a separate list of anything the vets said that conflicts, so I can ask them to clarify.

Output: A short timeline, a current-status summary, and a list of questions for the next vet call.

You'll know it worked when: I understand what's happening and go into each vet call with the right questions.

Before you finish: re-read my goal and constraints, check your answer against each one, and list anything you assumed or couldn't confirm.

Source

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/harriet-meyer_sometimes-the-most-unexpected-uses-for-ai-activity-7359467417737011200-aHQl