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Care Roadmap
Practical guidance from early life through senior years. Choose your pet type, then open each stage for details.
Learn how kittens and puppies begin their lives. Kittens may be bred, rescued, or found as strays, while puppies are born in kennels or shelters.
Puppies are typically born in breeding kennels or shelters and spend their first weeks with their mother and littermates, setting the foundation for social behavior.
From research to home preparation, learn how to welcome your new pet. Cats often come from shelters or breeders, and dogs require careful breed consideration.
For dogs, adoption involves meeting potential pets, filling out forms, and puppy-proofing your home to ensure a safe environment for your new companion.
The first weeks are vital—pets receive vaccinations, nutrition, and socialization that set the stage for a healthy life.
Puppies receive their initial vaccinations, deworming treatments, and begin training and socialization, laying the groundwork for a healthy adult life.
Adolescence brings increased independence, behavioral changes, and the need for continued training. Spay/neuter and diet transitions are common during this stage.
Adolescent dogs start showing increased independence. Continued obedience training and socialization are crucial during this transition.
During adulthood, pets require routine care, proper nutrition, regular exercise, and mental stimulation.
In adulthood, dogs thrive on regular exercise, mental stimulation, and routine veterinary care, ensuring their long-term well‑being.
As pets age, they require more frequent vet visits, joint care, and modifications in their home environment.
Older dogs benefit from joint supplements, a modified diet, and home adaptations such as ramps to help maintain mobility and comfort.
When a pet's quality of life declines, palliative care, compassionate decision-making, and aftercare support become essential.
For dogs, end-of-life care involves managing pain with palliative treatments and making compassionate decisions regarding aftercare.
