Method and system for remote monitoring, care and maintenance of animals

A system for remote animal care comprising:

• a housing;
• a mobility portion coupled to the housing and operable to move the housing;
• a wireless data communications system disposed with the housing and wirelessly communicatively coupled with an external data communications system;
• an electronic data processor disposed within the system and controlling the mobility portion;
• a food storage portion disposed within the housing;
• a water storage portion disposed within the housing;
• a medicine storage portion disposed within the housing;
• a removable tray removably coupled to the housing and disposed proximate to a lower portion of the housing, the tray having a food tray portion operable to receive food from the food storage portion, a water tray portion operable to receive water from the water storage portion and a medicine tray portion operable to receive medicine from the medicine storage portion;
• a docking portion fixedly coupled to the housing and disposed generally on a rear portion of the housing, and connectively coupled to the food, water and medicine storage portions;
• and
• an internal electronic fence transceiver in wireless communication with an external electronic fence transceiver, the internal electronic fence transceiver disposed generally within the housing and the external electronic fence transceiver disposed externally and remote from the housing, wherein the internal electronic fence transceiver activates the external electronic fence transceiver when the external electronic fence transceiver is at least a predetermined distance from the housing.