Pet care calculators that show you the formula

Every tool here shows its working. The formula is on the page, the source is cited, and the limitations are stated rather than buried — including when the honest answer is that a calculation cannot be done.

Puppy Growth & Feeding Calculator

Adult weight, daily calories, portion size and crate size.

Formulas from AAHA, the Pet Nutrition Alliance and Bond Vet.

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Dog Calorie & Treat Limit Calculator

Daily calories for an adult dog, and how much of that may come from treats.

RER and life-stage factors from AAHA; the 10% treat rule and treat energy values from WSAVA.

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Dog Treat Allowance Calculator

How many treats your dog may have, and what common treats cost against that limit.

The 10% rule and every treat energy value from WSAVA.

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Dog & Cat Water Intake Calculator

Daily water requirement, and the threshold where drinking too much is a symptom.

Ranges from the University of Guelph; the polydipsia threshold from dvm360.

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Dog & Cat Weight Loss Calculator

The calorie target for a supervised weight-loss plan, from your pet’s ideal weight.

Measured intake figures from AAHA 2021, with feline liver-risk warnings.

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Dog Chocolate Toxicity Calculator

The methylxanthine dose from a chocolate exposure, against the published canine thresholds.

Thresholds and chocolate concentrations from the MSD Veterinary Manual.

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Dog Breed Match Quiz

Seven questions, and the reasoning behind every suggestion.

36 breeds, 67 explicit rules. Data from AKC standards.

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Cat Feeding & Calorie Calculator

How many calories your cat needs, using the feline factors — the dog table overfeeds by a third.

Feline factors from AAHA 2021 and the Pet Nutrition Alliance.

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Why we cite everything

Pet care advice online tends to be confident and unsourced, which is how people end up following a formula invented by whoever wrote the page. Every calculator here names its source, shows the working, and states its limitations — including when the answer is weak. The puppy weight formula assumes steady growth, so the tool labels which reliability band your input falls in instead of showing false precision.

We do not diagnose or recommend treatments. Those need your pet’s body condition, history and a hands-on exam. Where something is urgent — a suspected poisoning, say — the tool tells you to contact a veterinarian rather than reassuring you on its own authority.