Peabody Pets
The family pet site: choose the right pet, share the care with your children, keep your pet safe and keep its records, free and with no ads.
Poison emergency? Call now
ASPCA Animal Poison Control: (888) 426-4435, 24 hours a day, every day. A consultation fee may apply.
Pet Poison Helpline: (855) 764-7661, 24/7. $99 per incident, follow-up calls included.
Or call your vet or the nearest emergency vet.
Written from the ASPCA and Merck, not yet reviewed by a veterinarian
Our pet health pages (what pets can eat, plants, poison calculators and care) are written from ASPCA, Merck Veterinary Manual and other sources, which each page lists. No veterinarian has read them yet, so each one says so at the top. For anything that matters for your pet, check with your own vet. How we write and check.
Is it safe?
- Pet poison help lines: the numbers, the fees, what to have ready
- Pet safety through the year: holidays and seasons
- Thanksgiving pet safety: foods dogs and cats shouldn't eat
- Holiday pet safety: trees, plants, treats and visitors
- Fireworks and pets: New Year's Eve and the Fourth of July
- Lost my dog or cat: what to do first
- Found a dog or cat: what to do
- Is it safe for my dog or cat? Search foods and plants
- Pet poison help: chocolate and xylitol calculators, grapes, lilies
- Is this plant safe for dogs and cats? 91 common plants
Choose a pet
Dogs
Cats
Small pets
Fish, reptiles and birds
Kids and pets
Names
Tools
- Dog and cat age calculator: pet years to human years
- Lost pet poster maker: print a missing dog or cat flyer
- Pet sitter sheet: printable instructions for a sitter
- What a pet costs: dated AVMA figures
- Pet Record: vaccines, medicines and weight, on your device
- Dog and cat body condition score: a 9-point chart and how to check
Asked by families
Elsewhere on Peabody
- Books about losing a petFor children, by age
- Animal story books for kids
- Pet HatchA pet-care learning game for children
Still to come
- Puppy weight calculatorWaiting for a veterinary source for the rule
- More guides to allergies, small homes and adoptingAfter the first pets guide