Senior pet wellness tracker
Log weight, appetite, and mobility for your senior pet over time. The chart and anomaly flags catch slow declines that single vet visits miss. Stored in your browser only — never sent anywhere.
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| Date | Weight | Appetite | Mobility | Notes |
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For comfort + monitoring
An orthopedic bed for joint support, a precision pet scale for weekly weigh-ins, and a vet-formulated joint supplement for senior dogs / cats.
- Big Barker 7" Orthopedic Dog Bed$200–350Genuine therapeutic-grade foam (not a thin foam topper). Designed for senior + arthritic large dogs.
- Redmon Precision Digital Baby/Pet Scale$30–450.5 oz precision — accurate enough to track gradual weight loss/gain in cats and small dogs.
- Nutramax Cosequin DS (Glucosamine/Chondroitin)$40–60Most studied joint supplement for dogs. Veterinary-formulated.
- Nutramax Cosequin for Cats$25–35Same compound, cat-friendly dosing. For senior cats (~90% have OA by age 12).
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Why senior pets need tracking
The most common geriatric diagnoses in dogs and cats — kidney disease, hyperthyroidism, diabetes, cognitive dysfunction, cardiac disease — share an early signature: gradual change in baseline behaviour. A 200-gram weekly weight loss isn't visible at a glance. Three months of that is a vet emergency. A simple log catches it.
What to do when the tracker flags something
- Don\'t panic. Tracker flags suggest "talk to a vet," not "this is bad."
- Export the log — Export CSV button above — so you can bring a printout.
- Schedule a non-urgent vet visit within 1–2 weeks. Senior workups (bloodwork + urinalysis ± thyroid panel for cats) cost $200–$400 and catch most of the common conditions.
- If the change is dramatic (>10% weight loss, can\'t walk, hasn\'t eaten in 24+ hours) — same-day vet visit.
Sources: AAHA Senior Care Guidelines (2023). Hoyumpa Vogt A et al. "AAFP-AAHA: Feline Life Stage Guidelines." J Feline Med Surg (2021). WSAVA Senior Care Guidelines.
Frequently asked questions
What does this tracker do?
It records weight, appetite (1–5), and mobility (1–5) entries for your senior pet, dated. Over weeks/months it surfaces trends and flags concerning changes — unintentional weight loss > 5%, sustained appetite decline, mobility drop. It does NOT diagnose; it gives you a clean record to bring to your vet.
Where is my data stored?
In your browser only (localStorage). We don't send it anywhere, don't have a server, can't see it. The flip side: clearing your browser data wipes the log. Use Export when you want a portable copy.
Why focus on senior pets?
Senior pets (last ~25% of expected lifespan) develop chronic conditions whose early signs are subtle changes in weight, eating, drinking, and movement. A weekly log catches trends that no single vet visit can. Most veterinary diagnoses in geriatric pets are confirmed by a pattern, not a single measurement.
How often should I log?
Weekly is ideal. Monthly is fine. Daily is overkill for most cases (and creates noise). The same scale, the same time of day, the same conditions matter more than frequency — consistency is what makes the trend visible.
What's considered a "concerning" weight change?
For dogs: unintentional loss of more than 5% body weight in 4 weeks, or 10% over 3 months. For cats: weight loss is *the most common* early sign of kidney disease, hyperthyroidism, and diabetes — even 5% in a senior cat warrants a vet call. This tracker flags these thresholds automatically.