Pain and quality-of-life assessment for dogs and cats

A clear line of sight.

Seeing what they cannot say.

A short weekly check-in about your dog or cat becomes one simple score, so you can see whether they are getting better, holding steady or slipping, and show your vet. Built by working UK vets.

New here? Tracking pain, arthritis or recoveryThinking about quality of life

What it is

A weekly check-in for your dog or cat. A few plain-English questions about movement, comfort, appetite and mood, in about three minutes.

What it does

Turns your answers into a simple score and a chart over time, so you can see how your pet is really doing and share one clear page with your vet.

What it costs

Free for one pet, no card needed. Sightline+ is £4.99/mo for unlimited pets and Reports. See pricing.

The question

How is your pet, really?

You see them every day, which is exactly why the slow changes are the hardest to read. Pain in pets is measurable. So is quality of life.

How Sightline works

Three minutes a week. One clear picture.

  1. 1

    Answer a short check-in

    The questions a vet would ask, in plain English: movement, comfort, appetite, mood. Tailored to your pet, three to five minutes, once a week.

  2. 2

    Get the Sightline Score

    Your answers become one number from 0 to 100, lower is better, built by our vets from published veterinary research.

  3. 3

    Watch the trend, share it

    Week by week the scores draw a line you can read at a glance, and hand to your vet when it matters.

25%Mobility
20%Comfort and rest
15%Demeanour
13%Activity
13%Owner goals
8%Eating and drinking
3%Toileting
3%Grooming

The eight everyday things the Score watches, weighted by what matters most.

Mobility · an example question

How does your pet first stand up after a rest?

  1. 0 Springs up easily, no hesitation
  2. 1 Slight stiffness for a moment, then moves normally
  3. 2 Visibly stiff, takes a few steps to loosen up
  4. 3 Reluctant to stand, may shift weight or look uncomfortable
  5. 4 Struggles or needs help to stand

One of the questions Sightline asks, chosen to fit your pet.

The trajectory

The signal is the direction.

Not a number to obsess over, but the movement over time, getting better, holding steady, or slipping. The Score runs 0 to 100, higher is better, and the trajectory across weeks matters more than any single point.

  • 81 to 100 Excellent
  • 61 to 80 Good
  • 41 to 60 Watch
  • 21 to 40 Concerning
  • 0 to 20 Critical
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Who it is for

Is Sightline right for your pet?

Monitoring

Pain, recovery and ageing

For pets recovering from an operation, starting a new medication, or living with arthritis or another long-term condition. The weekly score shows whether things are getting better or slipping, instead of guessing from memory.

  • Recovery after an operation
  • Starting a new pain medication
  • Arthritis and long-term pain
  • Keeping an eye on an ageing pet

Weekly check-in, three to five minutes.

Quality of life

Comfort and end of life

For pets whose care is now about living well day to day. Sightline becomes a gentle daily journal, with trusted quality-of-life scales alongside, that family and your vet can follow too.

  • Cancer, organ disease or simply old age
  • Gentle help with the hardest decisions, using published quality-of-life scales
  • A shared link so family can follow along, no account needed

Daily check-in, under two minutes.

The Sightline Report

A page your vet can read in sixty seconds.

A one-page PDF of your pet's score, the trend, and what changed, with your own note on top. Built to hand to your vet, and read alongside your pet's clinical record, not in place of it.

The evidence

Built on published research, honest about its limits.

Every question, weighting and scale behind Sightline is published in full, built by our vets from the veterinary literature. It is a way to notice change earlier and talk to your vet sooner, not a diagnosis of your pet.

Ready when you are

See what your pet cannot tell you.

Free for one pet, forever, no card needed. You can leave at any time, and your data stays yours.

Free includes one pet, full history and the Sightline Report. Sightline+ is £4.99/mo or £39/yr for unlimited Reports and pets. See pricing.