Free tools for pet owners, breeders and vets

Pet care calculators and checkers

Check whether your pet has eaten something dangerous, count their breathing, plan feeding and vet costs, or work out a due date. Every tool is free, works on mobile and explains what the result means.

Health and safety

For when your pet has eaten something or doesn’t seem right.

Dog chocolate toxicity calculator Find out how serious it is if your dog has eaten chocolate, from their weight, the type of chocolate and how much they ate. Open tool Pet food safety checker Check whether a food is usually safe, needs care or can be poisonous for dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, chickens, ducks and geese. Open tool Pet breathing rate counter Count your dog’s or cat’s breathing rate while they sleep, and find out when a rate needs a call to the vet. Open tool

Everyday care

For planning feeding, check-ups and costs through your pet’s life.

Pet age calculator Convert your dog’s, cat’s, rabbit’s or horse’s age into human years and see which life stage they are in. Open tool Dog and cat calorie calculator Work out how many calories your dog or cat needs each day, and how many grams of their food that is. Open tool Puppy and kitten vet costs calculator See what a new puppy or kitten typically costs at the vet in the first year and each year after, from the prices UK practices publish. Open tool

Breeding and smallholding

For breeders, smallholders and anyone keeping a few birds.

Pet and livestock pregnancy calculator Work out a due date from the mating date for dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, sheep, goats, cows, horses, pigs and alpacas. Open tool Flock space calculator Estimate indoor space, outdoor space, feeders and drinkers for a small flock of poultry or waterfowl. Open tool

For vets and nurses

The chocolate, calorie, breathing rate and pregnancy tools show the figures you work with, such as mg/kg doses, RER and due-date windows, alongside plain-English advice for owners. You are welcome to link to them from your practice website or send them to clients.

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