diff --git a/public/js/controllers/inventoryCtrl.js b/public/js/controllers/inventoryCtrl.js
index ce090d18ec..2d60a5d9dd 100644
--- a/public/js/controllers/inventoryCtrl.js
+++ b/public/js/controllers/inventoryCtrl.js
@@ -12,14 +12,12 @@ habitrpg.controller("InventoryCtrl", ['$rootScope', '$scope', 'User', 'API_URL',
 
     // count egg, food, hatchingPotion stack totals
     var countStacks = function(items) { return _.reduce(items,function(m,v){return m+v;},0);}
-    // count pets, mounts collected totals
-    var countExists = function(items) { return _.reduce(items,function(m,v){return m+(v ? 1 : 0);},0);}
 
-    $scope.$watch('user.items.pets', function(pets){ $scope.petCount = countExists(pets); });
-    $scope.$watch('user.items.mounts', function(mounts){ $scope.mountCount = countExists(mounts); });
-    $scope.$watch('user.items.eggs', function(eggs){ $scope.eggCount = countStacks(eggs); });
-    $scope.$watch('user.items.hatchingPotions', function(pots){ $scope.potCount = countStacks(pots); });
-    $scope.$watch('user.items.food', function(food){ $scope.foodCount = countStacks(food); });
+    $scope.$watch('user.items.pets', function(pets){ $scope.petCount = $rootScope.countExists(pets); }, true);
+    $scope.$watch('user.items.mounts', function(mounts){ $scope.mountCount = $rootScope.countExists(mounts); }, true);
+    $scope.$watch('user.items.eggs', function(eggs){ $scope.eggCount = countStacks(eggs); }, true);
+    $scope.$watch('user.items.hatchingPotions', function(pots){ $scope.potCount = countStacks(pots); }, true);
+    $scope.$watch('user.items.food', function(food){ $scope.foodCount = countStacks(food); }, true);
 
     $scope.chooseEgg = function(egg){
       if ($scope.selectedEgg && $scope.selectedEgg.name == egg) {
diff --git a/public/js/controllers/rootCtrl.js b/public/js/controllers/rootCtrl.js
index 98b09b2401..607bd333e7 100644
--- a/public/js/controllers/rootCtrl.js
+++ b/public/js/controllers/rootCtrl.js
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ habitrpg.controller("RootCtrl", ['$scope', '$rootScope', '$location', 'User', '$
       return haystack && ~haystack.indexOf(needle);
     }
 
+    // count pets, mounts collected totals, etc
+    $rootScope.countExists = function(items) {return _.reduce(items,function(m,v){return m+(v?1:0)},0)}
+
     $scope.safeApply = function(fn) {
       var phase = this.$root.$$phase;
       if(phase == '$apply' || phase == '$digest') {
diff --git a/views/options/inventory/inventory.jade b/views/options/inventory/inventory.jade
index febf372a48..f74df36c94 100644
--- a/views/options/inventory/inventory.jade
+++ b/views/options/inventory/inventory.jade
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ script(type='text/ng-template', id='partials/options.inventory.inventory.html')
 
         li.customize-menu
           menu.pets-menu(label='Eggs ({{eggCount}})')
-            p(ng-show='user.items.eggs.length < 1') You don't have any eggs yet.
+            p(ng-show='eggCount < 1') You don't have any eggs yet.
             div(ng-repeat='(egg,points) in ownedItems(user.items.eggs)')
               //TODO move positioning this styling to css
               button.customize-option(popover='{{Items.eggs[egg].notes}}', popover-title='{{Items.eggs[egg].text}} Egg', popover-trigger='mouseenter', popover-placement='right', ng-click='chooseEgg(egg)', class='Pet_Egg_{{egg}}', ng-class='{selectableInventory: selectedPotion && !user.items.pets[egg+"-"+selectedPotion.name]}')
diff --git a/views/shared/profiles/stats.jade b/views/shared/profiles/stats.jade
index 07e8bf7735..0c87b8136b 100644
--- a/views/shared/profiles/stats.jade
+++ b/views/shared/profiles/stats.jade
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ p
   | : {{userDef(profile.stats.lvl)}}
 p
   strong Pets Found
-  | : {{profile.items.pets.length || 0}}
+  | : {{countExists(profile.items.pets)}}
 hr
 p
   strong Total Strength