This is my Smeeta. He isn't designed to fight. He's a utility pet that also buffs me and helps me get extra Steel Essence etc.

• You don't want your kitty in harm's way, so don't worry about Maul etc. They suck at fighting anyway.
• [Primed Pack Leader] isn't needed. Any normal [Pack Leader] will do, and it doesn't need to be maxed. You'll totally heal your kavat with a few hits anyway, especially at higher levels.
• Loyal Companion is the option mod. I like to have the extra bleed-out time just in case, but it might be better to put [Tek Enhance] in there do add to the duration of the Smeeta buffs, switching around [Loyal Companion] and [Pack Leader] to make it fit.