Editorial Standards

Who is accountable

Every guide and tool on SteadyTails is published by the SteadyTails Editorial Team, part of Kozai Development Labs LLC. The team writes and maintains the standards on this page, answers for what is published, and handles corrections. You will see that credit as the byline on guides and as “Reviewed by” on tools. It names a team, not an individual, and it does not claim a professional license. More about us is on the About page.

What we write, and what we do not

We cover the questions caregivers ask about medications, chronic conditions, vet visits and sharing care. The aim is to help you understand a situation and keep a clear record of it, not to tell you what to give your pet.

• A dose appears as context, attributed to the source that states it, never as an instruction, and always next to a reminder to confirm with your vet.
• We do not use alarmist or guilt-based framing. We write from the premise that two people who both care were working from an incomplete picture.
• We do not recommend specific supplements, brands or products beyond describing the evidence.

How guides are sourced

• Claims rest on primary or authoritative sources: drug labels and FDA material, the Merck Veterinary Manual, VCA Animal Hospitals, the AVMA, the ASPCA, and peer-reviewed research indexed on PubMed.
• Every guide ends with a numbered reference list of the sources behind its figures and claims, linked where a public page exists.
• A number is stated only if the source it is attached to actually states it. We do not estimate, round up or approximate a statistic, and we do not keep a number by swapping in a citation that does not say it. A thinner guide is better than an unsupported figure.

How guides are made and checked

Guides are drafted with the help of AI writing tools, working from a fixed editorial playbook. Before a guide is published it has to pass these checks:

• Source verification. Each cited page is retrieved and the claim attached to it is checked against the text. A figure that cannot be found on the page it cites is corrected, re-sourced or cut.
• Quality audit. The guide is scored against a rubric for experience, expertise, authoritativeness and trust. A failed veto check blocks publication.
• Medical disclaimer. Every guide carries a disclaimer that it is general reference material and not a substitute for a licensed veterinarian.

These checks confirm that the writing matches its sources. They are not a clinical veterinary review, and nothing on this site should be read as veterinary advice.

How the tools work

Each tool has a Sources section listing the published scale or reference its thresholds come from. A calculator applies that formula or scale to the numbers you enter. It cannot take your pet's history, other medications or condition into account, which is why each result points you back to your vet.

Keeping content current

Every guide and tool shows a “Last updated” date. We change it only when the content changes: a corrected figure, a new or re-checked source, an added section. It does not move for layout, navigation or link changes, and we never change it just to make a page look fresh. When we learn that a source has changed, we update the guide.

Independence

SteadyTails has no affiliate relationships. If that ever changes, it will be disclosed where it applies. Guides include an invitation to download SteadyTails or join our notification list, because we make the app. Treat that as our own promotion, not as a source.

Errors and corrections

If something here looks wrong, tell us at support@kozailabs.com. What happens next, and a dated record of past corrections, is on the corrections page.