Free pet care tools for dogs and cats
Free, vet-grounded answers for dog & cat parents.
PetGrit takes the details you already know - breed, age, weight, symptoms, pregnancy timing, travel plans - and turns them into tools, guide paths, and a source-backed report you can save or share.
PetGrit workflow
One path in, one report you can keep.
Pick the care moment you are actually in. PetGrit gathers the right tools, breed context, and source notes into one flow, then hands you a file you can save.
Start with the question in your head
The calculators are grouped around real moments, not a generic list.
Vaccine schedule
A dated core-vaccine timeline from your pet’s birth date.
Ideal weight
Estimate ideal weight from the vet’s 9-point body condition score.
Age calculator
Pet years to human years — the real curve, not the ×7 myth.
Water intake
Daily water target in cups, ounces, and ml — from your pet’s weight.
Name generator
Spin up dog & cat name ideas by vibe — classic, cute, punny, and more.
Homemade food
Calories, macros, and an honest balance score for a homemade meal.
Food safety
Search any food for a safe / caution / toxic rating, for dogs and cats.
Blade & comb finder
The right clipper blade for your dog's breed, coat, and clipper.
Popular on PetGrit
Good places to start
Useful tools, guides, and rankings for common dog-parent questions.
Foods toxic to dogs
A plain list of common foods to keep away from dogs, and why.
Dog water intake calculator
A daily water range from your dog’s weight, in cups, oz, and ml.
Homemade dog food calculator
Calories, macros, and an honest balance score for a homemade meal.
Smartest dog breeds
The breed intelligence ranking, with the source behind it.
Best dogs for apartments
Breeds that tend to do well in smaller homes and tighter spaces.
Flying your pet on Singapore Airlines
The airline’s pet policy for cabin, checked, and cargo travel.
Care moments
Real care moments make the file worth keeping.
Calm enough for an ordinary Tuesday, specific enough to help with the next real decision your dog or cat hands you.
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Daily care rhythm
Food, water, play, routines, and notes organized into one care file.
Feeding decisions
Turn meal questions into ranges, portions, and a plan you can update.
Grooming comfort
Make coat, teeth, skin, and comfort checks feel doable instead of fussy.
Breed lens
Fall for the breed, then see the day-to-day care trade-offs that come with it.
The internet is loud about pets. PetGrit is trying to be useful.
Guideline-grounded
Merck feeding math, AAHA and AAFP vaccine timing, and named veterinary sources sit behind the calculators.
Warm, not scary
We help you prepare and notice patterns without turning every pet question into a panic spiral.
Clear about limits
Every tool leads with the answer you came for. Where your vet should make the call, we say so.
Read up
Plain-English guides paired with the tools people actually need next.
How Much Should I Feed My Dog? A Calorie-Based Guide
Forget the one-size chart on the bag. Here's how vets actually decide how much to feed a dog — by calories — and how to do it yourself.
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Dog Years to Human Years: The Real Chart (Not ×7)
One dog year doesn't equal seven human years. Here's the formula scientists actually use — and a chart you can trust.
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Is My Dog Overweight? The Body Condition Score Check
The scale can't tell you if your dog is overweight — body condition can. Here's the 30-second hands-on check vets use, and what to do about it.
Read guideBreed rankings
Smartest, most popular, longest-lived — with the receipts
Authoritative pet leaderboards, each one cited to a named source or computed live from our own breed dataset.
Smartest Dog Breeds (Stanley Coren's Top 10)
Border Collies top the most-cited dog intelligence ranking ever published. Here's the full brightest tier — and the big caveat about what it actually measures.
Most Popular Dog Breeds in America (AKC Top 10)
The French Bulldog dethroned the Labrador as America's number one. Here's the AKC's top 10 — and the trade-offs the popularity charts leave out.
Longest-Living Dog Breeds
Want the most years together? Small breeds win the lifespan game — but a few tough working dogs keep pace. Here's the data.
Most Popular Cat Breeds (CFA Top 10)
The Ragdoll has been the world's most-registered pedigree cat for years running. Here's the CFA's top tier — and what each one is actually like at home.
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