For UK Official Veterinarians
AHC software for vets who would rather be in the consult room
Issue an APHA-numbered Animal Health Certificate in minutes, not an hour and a half. AHC Companion checks rabies dates, microchip order and bilingual formatting before you sign.
No subscription. No credit card. No 30-minute sales call.
The AHC is the appointment nobody books with a smile
Word templates that drift between vets. PDF forms that need retyping. A bilingual document where a single missing strikethrough, mis-counted rabies day, or out-of-order microchip scan can void the certificate at the border. And it always seems to land in your diary the week before someone travels.
Built around the AHC workflow, not bolted on
Every feature exists because the alternative is a manual step you shouldn’t have to do.
Accurate
Rabies 21-day validity, microchip-before-rabies, microchip read-date and tapeworm timing checked automatically. Blockers stop you signing something a port vet would reject.
Fast
Saved owner and pet records, owner-collection links, and one-click bilingual output. The AHC becomes a normal appointment, not a Saturday admin job.
Built for UK OVs
Designed around APHA guidance, the bilingual Annex IV layout, and the UCN issuing workflow. Not a generic certificate tool from another market.
Transparent
Prices are visible. The trial is real. No subscription, no credit card, no 30-minute sales call.
Clinically careful
AHC Companion is a productivity aid. The OV remains the certifying party and signs the certificate on their own SP number.
Audit-ready
Every change to every certificate is logged. Useful when APHA asks questions twelve months later.
Made for the practice reality
Independent practice
4–10 AHCs a week in peak season. Booked between consults and squeezed onto lunch breaks. AHC Companion compresses each one back into the slot it belongs in.
Same-week travellers
When the owner phones on Tuesday for a Friday ferry, the checks catch the issues before they become a border problem.
Senior or principal OV
You decide what software the practice uses. You also don’t want a sales call. Start free, try it on a real AHC, and only then think about pricing.
How it compares
Most practices today either retype PDFs or pay for a credit bundle behind a sales call. AHC Companion takes a different approach.
| AHC Companion | Word / PDF templates | Credit-bundle tool | Quote-only tool | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry price | £12/cert, pay-as-you-go | Free, but slow | Often bundle-based | Unpublished |
| Date & order checks | Automatic | Manual | Varies | Unknown |
| Trial issuing a real AHC | Yes, first 3 free | N/A | Not always clear | Usually not visible |
| Sales call required | No | No | Often | Yes |
The OV stays the certifying vet
AHC Companion is built around APHA guidance and the Annex IV structure, but it does not replace your clinical responsibility.
Try it on a real AHC
Your first 3 certificates are free. No subscription, no credit card, no sales call.
First 3 AHCs free. No subscription. No credit card.