Keep the first week small. Track the first signal, trigger, appetite, time to settle, and whether the step stayed easy. No email, payment, account, diagnosis, prescription, or medical history is required to open the plan.
Track signals, context, and recovery before adding difficulty.
Pick one routine, one easy context, and one short observation window. The goal is to learn what your pet can handle, not to push through fear.
Stop and seek help for suspected ingestion, choking, collapse, self-injury, serious escape attempts, escalating aggression, suspected pain, sudden severe behavior change, or not eating or drinking.
Use the same notes each day so changes are easy to compare.
| Day | Focus | What to record |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Baseline | Write down the first stress signal, context, appetite, and time to settle. |
| Day 2 | Environment | Set up the easiest context without asking for interaction. |
| Day 3 | Tiny step | Try one small step, reward, and pause. |
| Day 4 | Stop early | End before escalation, even if the step looked easy. |
| Day 5 | Repeat easy | Repeat the easiest successful step. |
| Day 6 | Compare | Compare appetite, interest, body signals, and time to settle. |
| Day 7 | Decide | Continue, lower difficulty, or ask for professional help. |
Date: Routine: Trigger or context: First stress signal: Body signals: Food, water, litter or elimination: Intensity 1-5: How long until recovery: What helped: What to make easier tomorrow:
The plan is already open. The external form is only for optional PawCalm updates and follow-up messages; it asks for email, preferred language, pet type, main concern, requested content, consent, and optional notes (please do not share private medical records).