For dogs & cats
How much should they eat?
Scoops works it out from your pet’s weight and the calorie statement on their food — then keeps the plan with them.
Free for pet owners. No account needed to calculate.
Your pet
Enter a weight to see the daily amount.
Already feeding something? Look it up.
Calories per cup or can, ingredients, the manufacturer’s answers about how it’s made, and the brand’s FDA recall record — with anything unknown marked unknown.
Your vet asked you to use Scoops? Here’s how their plan reaches you, and what stays private.
When your clinic uses ScoopsThe plan you make in the exam room, followed at home.
Calculate on the patient record, send the owner a schedule on your letterhead, and read their daily check-ins. 30 days free, then $49 a month for the whole team.
1 ¼ cups a day · 2 meals of ⅝ cup
Mark header1 ¼ cups a day · 2 meals of ⅝ cup
Banner header1 ¼ cups a day · 2 meals of ⅝ cup
Minimal headerStandard pace · 7 days · 630 kcal a day · two meals
| Days | Current food | New food |
|---|---|---|
| Days 1–2Introduce the new food. | 1 1/4 cups | 1/2 cup |
| Days 3–4Hold here if appetite or stool changes. | 3/4 cup | 3/4 cup |
| Days 5–6Check the new food is being eaten. | 1/2 cup | 1 1/4 cups |
| Day 7 onNew food only. | None | 1 1/2 cups |
If appetite or stool changes Stay at the current stage for 24 to 48 hours if stool softens or appetite drops. Call the clinic for vomiting, repeated diarrhea, refusing more than one meal, or an itch flare.
How was Bailey’s appetite?
Stool today
Any itching?
- Day 9 Ate it all · Stool 3 · No itching
- Day 8 Most of it · Stool 3 · A little itching
- Day 7 Most of it · Stool 4 · A little itching
- Baseline Picked at it · Stool 4 · Itching daily
Questions owners ask most
All 16 guides- Treat mathTreats count more than owners thinkThe gentle way to explain why "just a few treats" can overpower a careful feeding plan.
- Food transitionsHow to switch foods without chaosThe discharge-room handout for changing diets without creating avoidable vomiting or diarrhea.
- Label literacyHow to read a pet food labelThe four things that actually matter on the back of the bag.