Ollie Health Screenings: Enhancing Preventative Care Through Digital Monitoring
Catherine Carchedi, MS, DVM
Lindsay Cassibry, MPH, DVM
OVERVIEW
Preventive care in veterinary medicine relies on consistent monitoring and early detection of subtle health changes. Pet parents often notice shifts in their dog’s stool quality, weight, skin, or dental health before a veterinary visit, but lack a structured way to capture and share this data.
Ollie Health Screenings, delivered via the Ollie app, are designed to bridge this gap. By empowering pet parents to track key wellness indicators at home, these tools provide veterinarians with structured, reliable information between appointments. The screenings focus on four core areas: digestion, dental, weight, and skin & coat health.
When integrated into clinical practice, Ollie Health Screenings strengthen preventive care, improve diet transitions, and support long-term wellness outcomes for canine patients.
CLINICAL RATIONALE FOR HEALTH SCREENINGS
Routine screenings allow veterinarians to:
Identify early warning signs of disease before they progress.
Personalize care plans based on objective, longitudinal data.
Reinforce client compliance by giving pet parents a role in monitoring their dog’s health.
Demonstrate measurable improvements in outcomes following dietary interventions such as fresh food transitions.
Ollie’s screening tools align with preventive veterinary standards by creating a digital loop of communication between the clinic and the client.
OLLIE HEALTH SCREENING TYPES
1. Digestion Screenings
Digestive health is one of the most sensitive indicators of dietary tolerance and overall wellness. Through the Ollie app, clients can submit photos that assess stool quality including consistency, blood, and mucus.
Clinical Applications
Detect intolerance during diet transitions.
Monitor chronic conditions such as IBD, colitis, or food sensitivities.
Provide early warnings for acute GI distress.
Veterinary Benefits
Structured stool quality data informs clinical decision-making.
Early intervention prevents escalation of GI upset.
Supports diet adjustments tailored to individual tolerance.
2. Dental Screenings
Oral health directly impacts systemic health, yet dental disease often goes unnoticed until advanced stages. Ollie’s app guides pet parents through visual assessments of teeth and gums.
Clinical Applications
Identify plaque, tartar or gingivitis early.
Track progression between professional dental cleanings.
Encourage preventive measures such as chews or at-home care.
Veterinary Benefits
Early identification of dental disease prompts timely intervention.
Supports compliance with annual dental exams and cleanings.
Creates client awareness of the link between oral and systemic health.
3. Weight Screenings
Weight management is a cornerstone of preventive health, with obesity linked to reduced lifespan and comorbidities such as diabetes and arthritis. Ollie’s app integrates weight entry and weight tracking to ensure dogs are eating the appropriate calorie amounts.
Clinical Applications
Monitor response to caloric adjustments during diet transitions.
Detect weight gain or loss trends.
Guide owners in achieving and maintaining ideal body condition.
Veterinary Benefits
Provides objective weight data between visits.
Reinforces the importance of body condition scoring (BCS).
Facilitates earlier, more effective weight management interventions.
4. Skin & Coat Screenings
Skin and coat often reflect internal health, nutrition quality, and environmental exposures. Ollie’s app enables structured reporting on itching, erythema, dry/flaky skin, hair loss, and skin masses.
Clinical Applications
Detect early signs of food allergies or dermatologic disease.
Monitor the impact of diet on coat shine, shedding, and skin condition.
Support allergy management through consistent client feedback.
Veterinary Benefits
Offers longitudinal data on dermatologic changes.
Helps distinguish between dietary and environmental contributors.
Demonstrates visible improvements linked to nutritional quality.
DISCLAIMER
Ollie Health Screenings are designed as wellness monitoring tools and are not a substitute for veterinary diagnosis, treatment, or medical advice. The screenings help identify patterns and early indicators of potential issues, but they do not provide definitive diagnoses. Pet parents are always encouraged to consult their veterinarian for any concerns or clinical decision-making.
WHO REVIEWS OLLIE HEALTH SCREENINGS?
Each Ollie Health Screening is developed, validated, and reviewed by a multidisciplinary team of veterinary professionals, including:
Veterinarians (DVMs)
Veterinary Scientists
Licensed Veterinary Technicians (LVTs/RVTs)
This collaborative review process ensures that screenings are clinically relevant, scientifically sound, and practical for everyday use by pet parents.
INTEGRATING SCREENINGS INTO CLINICAL PRACTICE
Veterinary professionals can incorporate Ollie Health Screenings by:
Recommending baseline screenings prior to diet transitions.
Encouraging regular client participation in app-based logging.
Reviewing data at rechecks to personalize nutrition and care plans.
Using objective evidence from screenings to reinforce client compliance and education.
CONCLUSIONS
Ollie Health Screenings empower pet parents to take an active role in monitoring their dog’s well-being while providing veterinary professionals with structured, clinically relevant data. By focusing on digestion, dental, weight, and skin & coat health, these tools enhance preventive care, support safer diet transitions, and demonstrate the tangible benefits of fresh, veterinary-formulated nutrition.
With app-based screenings, veterinarians can bridge the gap between clinic visits, fostering stronger client partnerships and better long-term outcomes for canine patients.