PawNexus
Pet Passport — your pet's digital identity
A secure, portable record of who your pet is, what they need, and how to reach you — accessible via QR tag, protected by OTP, shareable with your vet.
Create a Pet PassportWhat's in a Pet Passport
- Identity: name, species, breed, age, microchip ID, distinguishing photos
- Owner contacts: primary owner, co-owners (partner, family), emergency contact
- Vet access: your vet can be granted read or write access to the record
- Health records: chronic conditions, allergies, current medications
- Vaccination history: dates, brands, lot numbers, next-due reminders
- Insurance: carrier, policy number, claim contact
- Behavioral notes: fears, triggers, dietary restrictions, "do not give" lists
QR tag — the lost-and-found use case
Each Pet Passport gets a unique QR code you can print on a collar tag. If someone finds your pet, they scan the tag and immediately see contact info and any "do not feed / do not approach" notes — without exposing your home address.
Scanning a tag also triggers an alert to the owner so you know your pet was found, where, and by whom (when shared).
Security model
Pet Passport uses OTP (one-time password) authentication. Each role — owner, co-owner, vet — has its own access level. Access tokens are HMAC-signed and scoped, so a vet's access to view records doesn't let them update insurance info, and a co-owner's access doesn't expose payment details.
QR tag scans expose only the data you choose to make public-on-scan (typically: contact, urgent medical info, "do not feed" notes). Full records require authenticated access.
Deep links to other PawNexus features
From your Pet Passport, you can deep-link directly to:
- Insurance Advisor — with your pet's profile pre-filled
- Nutrition & Rx Auditor (coming soon) — to scan a food label against your pet's known allergies and conditions
- Vet Finder (coming soon) — to find a vet near your current location