:root {
    --ff-inter: "Inter";
    --pc: rgba(44, 89, 142, 1);
    --sc: rgba(190, 33, 43, 1);
    --white: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);
    --black: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);
    --pc-light: #dfe2f3;
    --text-muted: #666666;
    --border-color: #dbdbdb;
    --fs-1: 1.125rem;
    --fs-2: 1rem;
    --fs-3: 0.875rem;
    --medium: 500;
    --semibold: 600;
    --bold: 700;
    --rad-sm: 0.5rem;
    --rad-md: 0.75rem;
    --rad-lg: 50%;
    scroll-behavior: smooth;
  }
  
  a {
    color: var(--pc);
    transition: all 0.5s;
    text-decoration: none;
  }
  
  p {
    color: var(--text-muted);
    line-height: 2;
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
    font-family: var(--ff-inter);
  }
  
  ul li {
    list-style: none;
  }
  
  li,
  p {
    color: var(--text-muted);
  }
  
  button {
    background: unset;
  }
  
  button,
  [role="button"],
  [class*="btn"] {
    cursor: pointer;
  }
  
  input:focus,
  button {
    border: none;
    outline: none;
  }
  
  /* ------------------------Headings-size----------------- */
  
  .h1,
  .h2,
  .h3,
  .h4,
  .h5,
  .h6,
  h1,
  h2,
  h3,
  h4,
  h5,
  h6 {
    font-weight: var(--bold);
    line-height: 1.4;
    text-transform: capitalize;
  }
  
  h1,
  .h1 {
    font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 2.5vw, 2.375rem);
  }
  
  h2,
  .h2 {
    font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2vw, 2rem);
  }
  
  h3,
  .h3 {
    font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 2vw, 1.75rem);
  }
  
  h4,
  .h4 {
    font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 1.8vw, 1.375rem);
  }
  
  h5,
  .h5 {
    font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1.5vw, 1.125rem);
  }
  
  h6,
  .h6 {
    font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.2vw, 1rem);
  }
  
  /*-------------------------Site-btns----------------------*/
  
  .flex-btn {
    border-radius: 6.25rem;
    font-size: var(--fs-2);
    color: var(--white);
    cursor: pointer;
    font-weight: var(--bold);
    transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s;
  }
  
  .btn-primary {
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 30%);
  }
  
  .btn-primary:hover {
    background: var(--sc);
  }
  
  .btn-secondary {
    background: var(--sc);
  }
  
  .btn-secondary:hover {
    --sc: var(--pc)
  }
  
  /*-------------------------header-start----------------------*/
  
  header#scrolled {
    transition: all 0.7s ease;
    transform: translateY(0);
    animation: smoothSticky 0.7s ease;
    box-shadow: 0 2px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
    top: 0;
    z-index: 9999;
    position: sticky;
    background: var(--white);
  }
  
  @keyframes smoothSticky {
    0% {
      transform: translateY(-100%);
    }
  
    100% {
      transform: translateY(0);
    }
  }
  
  header>.container .flex-between--header {
    transition: all .5s ease;
    background: var(--white);
    border-radius: 0 0 1.375rem 1.375rem;
    padding: 0.9375rem 1.25rem;
  }
  
  header nav ul li a {
    color: #323232;
    font-size: var(--fs-2);
    font-weight: var(--semibold);
  }
  
  /*-------------------------Heading-seprator-start----------------------*/
  
  .head-seprator span {
    height: 3.125rem;
    width: 3.125rem;
    border-radius: var(--rad-lg);
    background: var(--pc-light);
  }
  
  .head-seprator .sub-ttl {
    margin-block: 0.3125rem;
    color: var(--pc);
    font-size: var(--fs-3);
    font-weight: 600;
    text-transform: uppercase;
  }
  
  .flex-horz-seprator.head-seprator span {
    height: 4rem;
    width: 4rem;
  }
  
  /*-------------------------blog-card's-start----------------------*/
  
  .blog-card:not( :is(.blog-card.overlay-card, .tabs-content-container .blog-card, .latest-articles .blog-card)) {
    background: var(--white);
    border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
    border-radius: var(--rad-sm);
  }
  
  .blog-card .flex-column--blog-content .card-meta :is(a, span) {
    font-size: var(--fs-3);
  }
  
  .blog-card .flex-column--blog-content .card-meta:not(.flex-meta.card-meta) a {
    font-weight: var(--semibold);
    color: var(--pc);
  }
  
  .blog-card .flex-column--blog-content .card-meta>span:not(.latest-articles .blog-card .flex-column--blog-content .card-meta>span) {
    color: var(--text-muted);
    position: relative;
    padding-left: 0.625rem;
  }
  
  .blog-card .flex-meta {
    gap: 0.5rem;
  }
  
  .blog-card .flex-meta>span {
    padding-inline: 0 0.65rem !important;
  }
  
  .blog-card .flex-column--blog-content .card-meta>span:not(.latest-articles .blog-card .flex-column--blog-content .card-meta>span):after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    height: 0.25rem;
    width: 0.25rem;
    border-radius: var(--rad-lg);
    background: var(--text-muted);
  }
  
  .blog-card .flex-column--blog-content .flex-meta>span:after {
    left: unset !important;
    right: 0;
  }
  
  .blog-card .flex-column--blog-content .blog-title:not(.latest-articles .blog-title) {
    font-size: var(--fs-1);
    font-weight: var(--bold);
  }
  
  .latest-articles .blog-card .flex-column--blog-content .blog-title {
    font-size: var(--fs-2);
    font-weight: var(--semibold);
  }
  
  .blog-card .flex-column--blog-content .blog-title {
    line-height: 1.625rem;
    color: var(--black);
  }
  
  .blog-card .flex-column--blog-content .blog-title:hover {
    --black: var(--pc);
    text-decoration: underline;
  }
  
  .blog-card .flex-column--blog-content .flex-read {
    font-size: var(--fs-3);
    font-weight: var(--bold);
	margin-top: auto;
  }
  
  .blog-card .flex-column--blog-content .flex-read:hover {
    letter-spacing: 1px;
  }
  
  /*-------------------------Category-card's-start----------------------*/
  
  .category-card {
    box-shadow: 0px 0.5rem 1.5rem rgba(28, 25, 27, 0.121569);
    background: var(--white);
    padding: 1rem;
    color: var(--black);
    border-radius: 0.25rem;
  }
  
  /*-------------------------bg-texture-start----------------------*/
  
  [class*="-texture"] {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 0;
  }
  
  [class*="-texture"]:after,
  [class*="-texture"]:before {
    position: absolute;
    content: "";
  }
  
  .dog-texture:after {
    background: url(http://petplexo.batterseaconsultant.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/sec-dog-txtr.webp) center center / cover no-repeat;
    height: 20rem;
    width: 8.125rem;
    right: 0;
    top: -6.25rem;
  }
  
  .dog-texture-left:after {
    right: unset !important;
    left: 0;
    transform: scale(-1, 1);
  }
  
  .tabs-dog-texture:after {
    background: url(http://petplexo.batterseaconsultant.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/tabs-wrap-txtr.webp) center center / cover no-repeat;
    height: 8.125rem;
    width: 10rem;
    right: 0.3125rem;
    top: -5.3125rem;
    z-index: -1;
  }
  
  /*-------------------------tabs-start----------------------*/
  
  .tabsCon .tab button {
    font-size: var(--fs-2);
    font-weight: var(--medium);
    color: #323232;
    position: relative;
  }
  
  .tabsCon .tab button:after {
    position: absolute;
    content: "";
    left: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    background: var(--border-color);
    height: 0.5px;
    width: 100%;
  }
  
  .tabsCon .tab button:before {
    position: absolute;
    content: "";
    left: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    background: var(--sc) !important;
    height: 0.5px;
    z-index: 99;
    width: 0%;
    transition: all 0.3s ease-in;
  }
  
  .tabsCon .tab button:hover:before {
    transition: all 0.3s ease-in;
    width: 100%;
  }
  
  .tabsCon .tab button:hover {
    font-weight: var(--semibold);
  }
  
  .tabsCon .tabs-content-container {
    background: var(--pc-light);
    padding: 1.875rem;
    border-radius: var(--rad-md);
  }
  
  .tabs-content-container [class*="col-"]:not(:last-child) .blog-card {
    border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
    padding-bottom: 1.25rem;
  }
  
  @keyframes fadeEffect {
    from {
      opacity: 0;
    }
  
    to {
      opacity: 1;
    }
  }
  
  /*-------------------------CTA-start----------------------*/
  
  .cta-bg h2 {
    color: var(--white);
  }
  
  .cta-bg p {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 80%);
  }
  
  .cta-bg .cta-texture {
    position: relative;
  }
  
  .cta-bg .cta-texture:after {
    background: url(http://petplexo.batterseaconsultant.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/cta-txtr-left.webp) center center / cover no-repeat;
    height: 16.875rem;
    width: 16.25rem;
    left: 0;
    top: 1.25rem;
  }
  
  .cta-bg .cta-texture:before {
    background: url(http://petplexo.batterseaconsultant.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/cta-txtr-right.webp) center center / cover no-repeat;
    height: 15.625rem;
    width: 10.625rem;
    top: 2.5rem;
    right: 0;
  }
  
  .cta-bottom-texture:after {
    background: url(http://petplexo.batterseaconsultant.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/cta-bottom-txtr.svg);
    width: 100%;
    height: 5rem;
    z-index: 99;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
  }
  
  
  /*-------------------------Single-Blog-Start----------------------*/
  
  .blog-header .flex--post-meta .category {
    font-weight: var(--bold);
  }
  
  :is(.blog-header .flex--post-meta, .ath-container) .flex--ath-col span {
    font-weight: var(--medium);
    font-size: var(--fs-3);
  }
  
  .blog-header .flex--post-meta .flex--ath-col span {
    margin-bottom: 5px;
  }
  
  .blog-header .flex--post-meta .flex--ath-col a {
    font-size: var(--fs-1);
    font-weight: var(--semibold);
  }
  
  .pg-hero :is(.yoast-breadcrumbs :is(span, a), h1, a, span) {
    color: var(--white);
  }
  
  .blog-content img {
    border-radius: 4px;
  }
  
  .blog-content .col-lg-8 a:not(.blog-content #tableofcontent a) {
    color: #2F74C7;
    font-weight: var(--bold);
    text-decoration: underline;
  }
  
  .blog-content .col-lg-8 ul li {
    line-height: 2;
    padding-left: 30px;
    position: relative;
  }
  
  :is(.blog-content .col-lg-8 , .page-content) ul li:after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    background: url('data:image/svg+xml,<svg width="15" height="14" viewBox="0 0 15 14" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M14.141 4.166c-.44-.207-.963-.162-1.467.126-.468.27-.873.729-1.14 1.287-.264.561-.363 1.164-.276 1.698.096.573.39 1.005.831 1.215q.279.13.585.129c.288 0 .588-.084.885-.255.468-.27.873-.726 1.137-1.287.267-.558.366-1.161.276-1.695-.093-.576-.39-1.008-.83-1.218m-4.836.858c.117.033.24.048.36.048.393 0 .795-.162 1.155-.474.444-.378.78-.945.948-1.59s.15-1.302-.05-1.851C11.503.572 11.107.176 10.6.044c-.996-.258-2.103.645-2.463 2.019-.363 1.395.15 2.697 1.167 2.961m-5.418 8.274c.753.351 1.62.336 2.38-.039a2.76 2.76 0 0 1 2.474 0c.393.195.816.291 1.24.291.39 0 .78-.084 1.142-.252a2.61 2.61 0 0 0 1.47-1.914 2.66 2.66 0 0 0-1.527-2.91A2.12 2.12 0 0 1 9.98 7.346C9.653 6.56 8.96 5.63 7.532 5.63h-.03c-1.059.009-1.89.597-2.406 1.698-.243.525-.642.927-1.122 1.134a2.66 2.66 0 0 0-1.56 2.922c.15.843.702 1.557 1.473 1.914M3.75 7.277c.087-.534-.009-1.137-.276-1.698-.577-1.212-1.72-1.833-2.608-1.413-.885.423-1.13 1.701-.555 2.913.267.561.67 1.017 1.14 1.287.294.171.597.255.882.255.204 0 .402-.042.585-.129.441-.21.738-.642.831-1.215m1.605-2.208c.117 0 .234-.012.351-.045 1-.258 1.521-1.587 1.164-2.961S5.41-.214 4.406.044C3.62.248 3.128 1.115 3.128 2.141q-.002.425.114.867c.315 1.215 1.215 2.061 2.112 2.061" fill="%232c598e"/></svg>') no-repeat;
    height: 14px;
    width: 15px;
    left: 0;
    top: 10px;
  }
  
  .blog-content blockquote {
    border: 2px solid var(--pc);
    border-radius: var(--rad-sm);
    background: var(--white);
    padding: 1.25rem 1.25rem 2.5rem 1.25rem;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 0;
  }
  
  .blog-content blockquote:after {
    background: url(http://petplexo.batterseaconsultant.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/quote-texture.svg) no-repeat center center / cover;
    width: 100%;
    height: 3.5rem;
    z-index: 99;
    bottom: 0;
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
  }
  
  .blog-content blockquote .title {
    font-weight: var(--bold);
    font-size: 18px;
    margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
  }
  
  .wp-block-create-block-bwe-addons-faq .wp-block-create-block-bwe-addons-details details {
    background: var(--white);
    border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
    border-radius: 4px;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
  }
  
  .wp-block-create-block-bwe-addons-faq .wp-block-create-block-bwe-addons-details details summary {
    font-size: var(--fs-2);
    font-weight: var(--bold);
    color: var(--black);
  }
  
  .wp-block-create-block-bwe-addons-faq .wp-block-create-block-bwe-addons-details details summary {
    padding: 1rem 2rem 1rem 1.25rem;
  }
  
  details summary {
    position: relative;
    list-style: none;
    cursor: pointer;
  }
  
  details summary:after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    background: #EDEDED url('data:image/svg+xml,<svg width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M10 4.1665V15.8332" stroke="%23000" stroke-width="2.22222" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"/><path d="M4.16699 10H15.8337" stroke="%23000" stroke-width="2.22222" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"/></svg>') no-repeat center;
    height: 22px;
    width: 22px;
    transition: all .1s ease-in;
    right: 15px;
    top: 50%;
    border-radius: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
  }
  
  details[open] summary:after {
    transform: translateY(-50%) rotate(45deg);
  }
  
  .wp-block-create-block-bwe-addons-faq .wp-block-create-block-bwe-addons-details details .content {
    padding-inline: 20px;
  }
  
  .ath-container {
    background: #EBEFF4;
    border-radius: var(--rad-sm);
  }
  
  .ath-container>.flex-between {
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-color);
    padding-bottom: 1rem;
    margin-bottom: 0.50rem;
  }
  
  .ath-container .flex--ath-col a {
    color: var(--black) !important;
    text-decoration: none !important;
  }
  
  .ath-container .flex--ath-col a:hover{
    --black: var(--pc);
  }
  
  .ath-container .flex--ath-col span {
    font-weight: var(--bold);
    color: var(--pc);
  }
  
  .ath-container p {
    font-size: 15px;
    margin: 0;
  }
  
  .blog-content .latest-articles {
    border-radius: var(--rad-sm);
    border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
  }
  
  
  .blog-content .latest-articles .col-lg-12:not(:last-child) .blog-card,
  .blog-content .latest-articles .h5 {
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-color);
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
  }
  
  .blog-content .latest-articles .blog-card .card-meta span {
    line-height: 1;
    font-weight: var(--semibold);
    font-size: var(--fs-3);
    color: var(--text-muted);
  }
  
  #tableofcontent .head-th {
    color: var(--white);
    font-size: var(--fs-1);
    font-weight: var(--semibold);
    background: url(http://petplexo.batterseaconsultant.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/toc-head-bg.webp) no-repeat left center / contain;
  }
  
  #tableofcontent ul li:hover {
    background: #EBEFF4;
  }
  
  #tableofcontent ul li:not(:last-child)::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    height: 70px;
    border: 1px dotted #B1B1B1;
    left: 24px;
    top: 20px;
  }
  
  .blog-content #tableofcontent a {
    font-size: var(--fs-3);
    color: var(--black);
    transition: all .3s ease-out 0s;
  }
  
  .blog-content #tableofcontent a:hover {
    font-weight: var(--bold);
    color: var(--pc);
  }
  
  .blog-content #tableofcontent ul li {
    line-height: 1.6;
    margin-bottom: 5px;
  }
  
  #tableofcontent ul li:after {
    top: 15px;
    left: 17px;
    border-radius: 50%;
  }
  
  #tableofcontent ul li:hover:after {
    background: var(--pc) url('data:image/svg+xml,<svg width="15" height="14" viewBox="0 0 15 14" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M14.141 4.166c-.44-.207-.963-.162-1.467.126-.468.27-.873.729-1.14 1.287-.264.561-.363 1.164-.276 1.698.096.573.39 1.005.831 1.215q.279.13.585.129c.288 0 .588-.084.885-.255.468-.27.873-.726 1.137-1.287.267-.558.366-1.161.276-1.695-.093-.576-.39-1.008-.83-1.218m-4.836.858c.117.033.24.048.36.048.393 0 .795-.162 1.155-.474.444-.378.78-.945.948-1.59s.15-1.302-.05-1.851C11.503.572 11.107.176 10.6.044c-.996-.258-2.103.645-2.463 2.019-.363 1.395.15 2.697 1.167 2.961m-5.418 8.274c.753.351 1.62.336 2.38-.039a2.76 2.76 0 0 1 2.474 0c.393.195.816.291 1.24.291.39 0 .78-.084 1.142-.252a2.61 2.61 0 0 0 1.47-1.914 2.66 2.66 0 0 0-1.527-2.91A2.12 2.12 0 0 1 9.98 7.346C9.653 6.56 8.96 5.63 7.532 5.63h-.03c-1.059.009-1.89.597-2.406 1.698-.243.525-.642.927-1.122 1.134a2.66 2.66 0 0 0-1.56 2.922c.15.843.702 1.557 1.473 1.914M3.75 7.277c.087-.534-.009-1.137-.276-1.698-.577-1.212-1.72-1.833-2.608-1.413-.885.423-1.13 1.701-.555 2.913.267.561.67 1.017 1.14 1.287.294.171.597.255.882.255.204 0 .402-.042.585-.129.441-.21.738-.642.831-1.215m1.605-2.208c.117 0 .234-.012.351-.045 1-.258 1.521-1.587 1.164-2.961S5.41-.214 4.406.044C3.62.248 3.128 1.115 3.128 2.141q-.002.425.114.867c.315 1.215 1.215 2.061 2.112 2.061" fill="%23fff"/></svg>') no-repeat;
    background-size: 55% !important;
    height: 20px;
    width: 20px;
    left: 15px;
    background-position: center !important;
  }
  
  
  /*-------------------------Footer-start----------------------*/
  
  .footer-dog-texture:after {
    height: 11.875rem;
    width: 23.125rem;
    right: 12.5rem;
    top: -3rem;
    background: url(http://petplexo.batterseaconsultant.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/footer-dog.webp) center center / contain no-repeat;
  }
  
  footer:before {
    background: url(http://petplexo.batterseaconsultant.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/footer-bottom-txtr.svg);
    width: 100%;
    height: 5rem;
    z-index: 99;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
  }
  
  :is(.flex-mailer, .flex-column--social_title) .title {
    color: var(--black);
    font-weight: var(--bold);
    font-size: var(--fs-2);
    margin-bottom: 0.3125rem;
  }
  
  .flex-mailer .flex-column--content>span {
    font-size: var(--fs-3);
    color: var(--text-muted);
  }
  
  :is(.flex-social-media li a, .flex-icon) {
    height: 2.5rem;
    width: 2.5rem;
    justify-content: center;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    background: var(--white);
    border-radius: var(--rad-lg);
  }
  
  footer form button {
    font-size: var(--fs-3) !important;
    border-radius: 0 var(--rad-sm) var(--rad-sm) 0 !important;
  }
  
  form :is(input, select, textarea) {
    background: var(--white);
    width: 100%;
    border: 0.0625rem solid var(--border-color);
    padding: 0.75rem 0.9375rem;
    border-radius: var(--rad-sm);
    font-size: var(--fs-3);
  }
  
  form :is(input, select, textarea):focus {
    border: 0.0625rem solid var(--sc);
  }
  
  footer .flex-column--menus-title .menu-ttl {
    color: var(--black);
    font-weight: var(--bold);
    font-size: var(--fs-1);
    margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
  }
  
  footer ul.flex-column--menu-wrap li a {
    color: #323232;
  }
  
  footer ul.flex-column--menu-wrap li a:hover {
    color: var(--sc);
  }
  
  footer .footer-border-dog {
    margin-left: 2.5rem;
    position: relative;
  }
  
  footer .footer-border-dog:after {
    position: absolute;
    content: "";
    background: url(http://petplexo.batterseaconsultant.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/footer-sep.webp) center center / cover no-repeat;
    height: 6.875rem;
    width: 10rem;
    left: -9.375rem;
    bottom: -5.625rem;
  }
  
  .copyright {
    padding-bottom: 0.75rem;
    background: var(--pc);
  }
  
  .copyright .flex--menu-wrap li a {
    font-size: var(--fs-3);
  }
  
  .copyright .flex--menu-wrap li a:hover {
    text-decoration: underline;
  }
  
  .copyright .flex--menu-wrap li:not(:last-child) a {
    padding-right: 1.25rem;
    border-right: 0.0625rem solid #eee;
  }
  
  .copyright :is(a, p) {
    color: var(--white);
  }
  
  .copyright p {
    font-weight: var(--medium);
    margin-bottom: 0 !important;
  }
  
  #backToTop {
    background: var(--pc);
    border-radius: var(--rad-lg);
    border: 5px solid var(--pc-light);
  }
  
  /*  for desktop media  */
  
  @media (min-width: 1024px) {
    header .dropdown:hover ul {
      opacity: 1;
      visibility: visible;
      transform: scale(1);
    }
  
    .grid-categories-container .category-card:nth-child(1) {
      transform: rotate(-2.5deg);
    }
  
    .grid-categories-container .category-card:nth-child(2) {
      transform: rotate(1.5deg);
    }
  
    .grid-categories-container .category-card:nth-child(4) {
      transform: rotate(2.5deg);
    }
  
    .grid-categories-container .category-card:nth-child(5) {
      transform: rotate(-1.5deg);
    }
  
    .category-card:hover {
      transform: translateY(-10px) rotate(0deg) !important;
      --black: var(--pc);
    }
  
    .tabsCon .tabs-content-container {
      margin-left: 1.25rem;
    }
  }