Newborn Puppy Weight Chart Tracker
In the first weeks of life, a daily weigh-in is the single best early warning a puppy is in trouble. PetHealthLog lets you weigh each newborn in grams, watch every pup climb steadily, and spot a faltering one before it becomes an emergency - on one timeline you can share with your vet. Free, no account, works offline.
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A faltering newborn shows up first on the scale
Newborn puppies are fragile, and a pup that isn't getting enough milk can go downhill fast. The earliest sign is almost always the weight: healthy newborns gain steadily from about day two, and a puppy that stalls or loses ground for a couple of days running is the one that needs attention right away.
The trouble is that with a whole litter, you can't tell that from looking. Puppies feel similar in the hand, and 'he seems a bit smaller' is far too vague when grams a day matter. Without a per-puppy record, a fading puppy can be missed until it's an emergency.
A daily gram weigh-in fixes that. PetHealthLog is free, needs no account and works offline, so each puppy gets its own line you can read at a glance - and a pup that drops below the others becomes obvious the same day, not too late.
What the tracker actually does
Weigh each puppy in grams, daily
Give every newborn its own record and log the daily gram weight, so the small but vital day-to-day changes are captured rather than estimated by feel.
Watch every pup climb
Healthy newborns gain steadily after the first day or two - a per-puppy timeline shows at a glance whether each one is on the way up.
Catch a faltering puppy early
When a pup stalls or loses weight for a couple of days, its line falls behind the rest - the early warning that means call the vet now, not tomorrow.
Track the whole litter together
Keep every puppy in one place, with the colour or collar you've given each, so a big litter stays organised and nothing is mixed up.
A vet-ready PDF
Export each puppy's weight history, so an urgent call or visit to the vet starts from real numbers instead of a worried guess.
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Get started in under a minute
- Open the app - no download from a store and no sign-up required.
- Add each puppy in the litter, with a collar colour or name to tell them apart.
- Weigh every pup in grams daily and watch each line climb.
Frequently asked questions
- Is this newborn puppy weight tracker really free?
- Yes. Logging each puppy's daily gram weight, tracking the whole litter, and the PDF report are all free. There is no sign-up and no account, and your records stay on your own device.
- How much should a newborn puppy gain each day?
- As a general guide, healthy newborns gain roughly 5 to 10 percent of their body weight per day in the first couple of weeks and tend to double their birth weight in about the first week - but breed size changes the actual grams, so what matters most is steady gain from day two onward rather than a single number. Your vet sets what's right for your litter; the tracker just keeps the daily record.
- When should a puppy's weight worry me?
- A puppy that loses weight, fails to gain, or falls behind its littermates for two days running is generally a reason to contact your vet promptly - failing to gain is one of the earliest signs of a fading puppy. A tracked per-puppy history makes that call concrete. If a puppy is cold, limp, or not nursing, treat it as urgent and contact your vet right away.
- How often should I weigh newborn puppies?
- Daily is the usual advice during the first few weeks, ideally at the same time each day, easing off once the puppies are past about four to five weeks and clearly thriving - but follow your vet's guidance for your litter. The tracker makes a daily rhythm easy to keep.
- Is this a substitute for veterinary advice?
- No. PetHealthLog is a record-keeping tool, not veterinary advice. It does not diagnose anything. A sick, faltering or fading puppy must be seen by a licensed veterinarian, and weight concerns should be acted on quickly. The tracker just records the numbers so you and your vet can see the trend.
Catch a faltering newborn puppy before it's an emergency
Free, offline, and ready the moment you open it.
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