Practical articles for dog and cat parents: health, care and the numbers behind them.
The first visible sign is often a brief appetite dip around week 3. Here is what to look for from mating to whelping, week by week.
About 4 cups of typical kibble per pound, though dense kibble runs closer to 3 and light kibble up to 5. Here is the bag math, plus the one-time trick that makes it exact.
The working rule: about a pound per month of age until six months. A 4-month-old kitten should weigh around 4 pounds. Here is the month-by-month chart and when to worry.
The first visible sign is "pinking up": around day 16, the nipples turn pinker and more prominent. Here are the signs week by week, and how a vet confirms it.
A dog's first year equals about 15 human years, the second adds 9, then 4 to 7 per year by size. Here is where those numbers come from.
