Standards

Editorial standards

PetAuthority publishes educational guidance for pet owners in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. The pages are researched and compiled by the PetAuthority Editorial Team. They are not signed by an in-house veterinarian, and they cannot diagnose one animal or replace an examination.

Where the clinical notes come from

Guides draw on published veterinary references, including the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center and the Merck Veterinary Manual, plus regulator labeling where a drug or a food is discussed. Editors label the species, the urgency, and the measurement units. A page that mentions a drug states that a veterinarian must set the dose, and it does not copy a milligram chart for home use.

Update cycle

Published guides are scheduled for another pass at least every quarter, and sooner when a regulator or a poison-control recommendation changes. The date on a page is the last content update, not a promise that a veterinarian rechecked every sentence that morning. Send a correction to editorial@petauthority.com and name the URL.

Independence from advertising

Advertisers do not commission, approve, or edit clinical conclusions. A product mention, if one appears, is labeled and is not a payment for a favorable medical claim. Advertising is not loaded on the site until an ad network has approved the property.

What the tools may not do

The food calculator, vet finder, and AI assistant are educational aids. They do not confirm a diagnosis, read an image, or prescribe. If a pet is collapsed, struggling to breathe, or may have eaten a toxin, call an emergency hospital or a poison hotline, or write through the contact page.