this might be a silly question but is there any way to see how much time is left on a steamwork pet? waiting an indeterminate amount of time is giving me anxiety LOL to be clear I forgot exactly when I made it

No, but if it's a new pet you're creating, you can search the name and it should show up as a pet on an NPC account until it makes its way home to you c:

darn ok, I'm not unfortunately. transforming an old pet

Then no, I don't think there's anything to check on for that :c But you should still get an event when they're finished if that makes you feel any better~

I'll just have to sit tight and trust that nothing has gone wrong haha, thank you! : )