How we write our pages
Where the facts come from
Every fact comes from a published veterinary or poison-centre source: the US FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine, national poison information centres, peer-reviewed open-access papers, Pet Poison Helpline, PDSA, International Cat Care, ESCCAP and WSAVA. We only use sources whose terms allow it, and we list them on every page.
How a page is made
We collect the facts first and keep a short verbatim quote for each one. A page is then written with the help of AI using only those facts. A second, independent check compares every claim with the sources; if anything is not supported, the page is corrected or not published at all.
Numbers are never guessed
Doses, weights and calculator results come directly from the collected data. Numbers that a source marks as uncertain are left out.
Urgency levels
Whether a page says "call a vet now" is decided by fixed safety rules, not by AI. When sources disagree we use the stricter one.
What we are not
OkPaw is not a vet and does not diagnose, prescribe or recommend medicines. When in doubt, our pages always tell you to contact a vet.
Corrections
Found something wrong? Email us and we fix it – usually within a day.