Keeping a journal about your animal’s health challenges, dietary and behavioral observations will help you communicate better with your animal’s health care providers. KEYS PARTS OF A JOURNAL Beginning: Where you got the animal and when. Any history you could glean. Situation she came from. How he reacted when first with you. Illnesses: For each illness record anything the veterinarian tells you and shows you. Be specific about how things looked, not just the diagnosis. (“Gin