.blog-index, .post-shell {
  background: var(--bg);
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.blog-hero {
  padding: 148px 0 54px;
}

.blog-index-title {
  max-width: 780px;
}

.badge {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  color: var(--accent);
  background: var(--accent-ghost);
  border: 1px solid var(--accent-border);
  border-radius: 100px;
  padding: 6px 14px;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.badge::before {
  content: '';
  width: 6px;
  height: 6px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--accent);
}

.nav-links a[aria-current="page"] {
  color: var(--accent);
  background: var(--accent-ghost);
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px var(--accent-border);
}

.blog-index-sub {
  max-width: 640px;
}

.blog-list {
  padding: 10px 0 104px;
}

.blog-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(320px, 1fr));
  gap: 28px;
}

.blog-card {
  display: flex;
  min-height: 270px;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 16px;
  padding: 28px;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  background: var(--surface);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
  transition: transform var(--silk-dur) var(--silk), box-shadow var(--silk-dur) var(--silk), border-color var(--silk-dur) var(--silk);
}

.blog-card:hover {
  border-color: var(--accent-border);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-md);
  transform: translateY(-4px);
}

.blog-card h2 {
  color: var(--text-1);
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.25;
}

.blog-card p {
  display: -webkit-box;
  color: var(--text-2);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
  -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.blog-card-meta {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  margin-top: auto;
  color: var(--accent-mid);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.blog-card-dot {
  width: 4px;
  height: 4px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--accent);
}

.post-shell {
  padding: 136px 0 0;
}

.post {
  width: min(720px, calc(100% - 48px));
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding-bottom: 96px;
}

.breadcrumbs {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 8px;
  margin-bottom: 34px;
  color: var(--text-3);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
}

.breadcrumbs a {
  color: var(--accent-mid);
  font-weight: 600;
}

.post-header {
  margin-bottom: 44px;
}

.post-eyebrow {
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.post h1 {
  color: var(--text-1);
  font-size: clamp(2.35rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
  line-height: 1.12;
}

.post-lead {
  margin-top: 22px;
  color: var(--text-2);
  font-size: 1.18rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
}

.post-meta {
  margin-top: 24px;
}

.reading-time {
  color: var(--text-3);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.post-body h2, .post-cta h2, .related-posts h2 {
  color: var(--text-1);
  font-size: 1.55rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.25;
}

.post-body h2 {
  margin-top: 48px;
}

.post-body h2::before {
  content: '';
  display: block;
  width: 42px;
  height: 3px;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: var(--accent);
}

.post-body p, .post-body li {
  color: var(--text-2);
  font-size: 1.06rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
}

.post-body p {
  margin-top: 16px;
}

.post-body a {
  color: var(--accent-mid);
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-underline-offset: 3px;
}

.post-body ul, .post-body ol {
  margin: 16px 0 0 22px;
}

.post-body li::marker {
  color: var(--accent);
}

.vet-callout {
  margin-top: 52px;
  padding: 20px 24px 24px;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--accent);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: var(--accent-light);
}

.vet-callout h2 {
  margin-top: 0;
}

.post-cta {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 24px;
  margin-top: 64px;
  padding: 28px;
  border: 1px solid var(--accent-border);
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  background: var(--accent-ghost);
}

.post-cta p {
  max-width: 460px;
  margin-top: 8px;
  color: var(--text-2);
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.related-posts {
  margin-top: 64px;
}

.related-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 14px;
  margin-top: 18px;
}

.related-grid a {
  display: flex;
  min-height: 96px;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 18px;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: var(--surface);
  color: var(--text-1);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.35;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
  transition: transform var(--silk-dur) var(--silk), border-color var(--silk-dur) var(--silk), box-shadow var(--silk-dur) var(--silk);
}

.related-grid a:hover {
  border-color: var(--accent-border);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-md);
  transform: translateY(-3px);
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .blog-hero { padding: 124px 0 40px; }
  .blog-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .post-shell { padding-top: 118px; }
  .post { width: min(100% - 32px, 720px); }
  .post-cta { align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column; }
  .related-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .blog-card, .related-grid a { transition: none; }
  .blog-card:hover, .related-grid a:hover { transform: none; }
}