People and process
Who writes Petarium
Our guides are prepared by the Petarium editorial team and credited as Petarium Editorial. We don't list named experts, because we only credit people for work they have actually written or reviewed.
How a guide is made
- Research
- We start from veterinary and welfare organisations, professional guidance and peer-reviewed research, and say so when evidence is limited or disputed.
- Drafting
- Drafts are written with AI assistance and edited by the team. Advice that disagrees with the sources is corrected or removed.
- Sources
- Each guide lists the sources it relies on, so you can check the claims yourself.
- Automated checks
- New and updated guides are scanned for claims without sources, missing citations and unsuitable images; anything flagged is marked for a person to look at.
- Pictures
- Illustrations are labelled as illustrations. Real photographs show who took them and the licence that allows us to use them.
- Review status
- Shown at the top of every guide. A professional reviewer is only named when one has actually checked that page.
Petarium Daily and the AI assistant
Petarium Daily articles are written by AI from real search questions and are not reviewed by a vet; each article carries that notice. The AI vet assistant gives general information only. Its emergency warnings come from fixed rules rather than AI, so they appear instantly and the same way every time.
How to use what you read here
Use our guides to understand an issue and prepare questions for your vet, not to diagnose or treat your animal. If your pet may be seriously ill, injured or poisoned, contact a vet or an animal poison service straight away.