Puppy and Kitten Growth Charts

By recording a series of weight measurements on the appropriate growth chart, we can track the puppy's growth over time and establish if she is developing normally, too quickly or too slowly.

Early detection means your veterinary team can intervene before health problems develop.

Puppies should be weighed:

• Every 2-4 weeks up to six months of age.
• At least once every three months from six months of age.

Sterilised puppies should be monitored more frequently and with extra care.

Remember that there is no ideal percentile; as long as your dog is consistently tracking a single percentile line (or the space between two lines), she is considered to be developing normally.

Every case should be assessed and interpreted on an individual basis. Changes in the rate of growth resulting in a shift of two or more percentiles in the same direction or a static growth pattern before reaching adult weight may be indicative of a growth disturbance.

By recording a series of weight measurements on the appropriate growth chart, we can track the puppy's growth over time and establish if she is developing normally, too quickly or too slowly.

Early detection means your veterinary team can intervene before health problems develop.

Puppies should be weighed:

• Every 2-4 weeks up to six months of age.
• At least once every three months from six months of age.

Sterilised puppies should be monitored more frequently and with extra care.

Remember that there is no ideal percentile; as long as your dog is consistently tracking a single percentile line (or the space between two lines), she is considered to be developing normally.

Every case should be assessed and interpreted on an individual basis. Changes in the rate of growth resulting in a shift of two or more percentiles in the same direction or a static growth pattern (before reaching adult weight) may be indicative of a growth disturbance.

By recording a series of weight measurements on the appropriate growth chart, we can track the puppy's growth over time and establish if she is developing normally, too quickly or too slowly.

Early detection means your veterinary team can intervene before health problems develop.

Puppies should be weighed:

• Every 2-4 weeks up to six months of age.
• At least once every three months from six months of age.

Sterilised puppies should be monitored more frequently and with extra care.

Remember that there is no ideal percentile; as long as your dog is consistently tracking a single percentile line (or the space between two lines), she is considered to be developing normally.

Every case should be assessed and interpreted on an individual basis. Changes in the rate of growth resulting in a shift of two or more percentiles in the same direction or a static growth pattern (before reaching adult weight) may be indicative of a growth disturbance.

By recording a series of weight measurements on the appropriate growth chart, we can track the puppy's growth over time and establish if she is developing normally, too quickly or too slowly.

Early detection means your veterinary team can intervene before health problems develop.

Puppies should be weighed:

• Every 2-4 weeks up to six months of age.
• At least once every three months from six months of age.

Sterilised puppies should be monitored more frequently and with extra care.

Remember that there is no ideal percentile; as long as your dog is consistently tracking a single percentile line (or the space between two lines), she is considered to be developing normally.

Every case should be assessed and interpreted on an individual basis. Changes in the rate of growth resulting in a shift of two or more percentiles in the same direction or a static growth pattern (before reaching adult weight) may be indicative of a growth disturbance.

By recording a series of weight measurements on the appropriate growth chart, we can track the puppy's growth over time and establish if she is developing normally, too quickly or too slowly.

Early detection means your veterinary team can intervene before health problems develop.

Puppies should be weighed:

• Every 2-4 weeks up to six months of age.
• At least once every three months from six months of age.

Sterilised puppies should be monitored more frequently and with extra care.

Remember that there is no ideal percentile; as long as your dog is consistently tracking a single percentile line (or the space between two lines), she is considered to be developing normally.

Every case should be assessed and interpreted on an individual basis. Changes in the rate of growth resulting in a shift of two or more percentiles in the same direction or a static growth pattern (before reaching adult weight) may be indicative of a growth disturbance.

A series of measurements allows assessment of the kitten's growth.
Please note that there is no ideal centile line, and growth can be considered normal provided that it tracks along the same centile line for 'channels' in between two centile lines over time.

• The 50th centile is not the goal for each kitten
• Likewise, the 99.6th centile is not the goal for each kitten.

Increases or decreases in growth beyond two centiles or a flat growth line
[prior to reaching adult weight] are all signs of potential growth disturbances.

• A growth rate that is too rapid resulting in a change in direction upwards across multiple centiles could indicate a risk of the kitten becoming overweight or obese.
• Slow growth resulting in a change in direction downwards across multiple centiles could be a sign of failure-to-thrive.