Corrections Log
When we get something wrong, we fix it, note it at the bottom of the affected page with the date, and log it here. This page is the public record. Nothing on the site is quietly edited after the fact.
Log started: February 2026. Last entry: April 2026.
How To Submit A Correction
Email corrections@petcarehelperai.com with the URL, the claim you believe is wrong, and the source supporting the correction. We reply to every correction email, even if we end up disagreeing with the flag. If you are a licensed veterinarian or credentialed professional and you want your name on the corrections log for a fix you surfaced, tell us and we will add it.
What We Consider "Significant"
Typos, broken internal links, and minor phrasing tweaks are fixed silently because logging them here would bury the stuff that matters. What gets logged below:
- Any incorrect clinical number (dose range, vital-sign threshold, cost figure, timeline).
- Any recommendation that was medically wrong, misleading, or out of date.
- Any breed or species-level claim that was wrong.
- Any source attribution that was wrong.
- Anything a reasonable reader could have acted on and been harmed by.
Log
2026-04-11 — Dog Heatstroke Emergency
Original error: The page described the cooling target as "below 103°F" without a "stop-cooling threshold." Overly aggressive cooling below target can cause hypothermia and shock.
Fix: Added explicit "stop active cooling at 103.5°F rectal" language, aligned with VECCS / RECOVER guidance. Also added warning against ice-water immersion (causes peripheral vasoconstriction and impairs heat loss). Flagged by a veterinary technician reader.
2026-04-05 — Why Does My Dog Have Diarrhea
Original error: Mentioned loperamide (Imodium) as a possible home option for short-term diarrhea without flagging the MDR1 / ABCB1 gene mutation risk in herding breeds (Collie, Australian Shepherd, Shetland Sheepdog and related mixes). Loperamide can cross the blood-brain barrier in MDR1-mutant dogs and cause severe neurotoxicity.
Fix: Removed loperamide from at-home options altogether. Replaced with a "do not give human anti-diarrheals without vet guidance" block and added a link to the Washington State University CPV-VCPL MDR1 page.
2026-03-29 — Foods Toxic to Cats
Original error: Referred to "all essential oils" as toxic to cats, which is an over-generalisation. The accurate framing is that specific essential oils (tea tree, pennyroyal, pine, wintergreen, cinnamon, citrus, peppermint, ylang-ylang) and any diffused-oil exposure in a poorly-ventilated space are the documented risks.
Fix: Rewrote the section with the specific oil list and added the ASPCA essential-oil toxicity reference. Split diffuser exposure from topical exposure because the risk profiles differ.
2026-03-22 — Multiple dog-breed pages
Original error: A subset of breed-specific pages described hip dysplasia screening as "X-rays after age 1" without distinguishing OFA versus PennHIP protocols. OFA screens at 24 months; PennHIP can be performed at 16 weeks. The nuance matters for breeders and for owners evaluating breeding-stock health claims.
Fix: Updated affected pages (approximately 40 breed profiles on high-risk breeds) to distinguish OFA and PennHIP, reference the OFA / PennHIP sites, and note that PennHIP gives an earlier screening window.
2026-03-14 — Cat Urinary Blockage Emergency
Original error: Cost estimate for emergency unblocking was written as "$500-$1,500," which significantly understates typical referral-hospital costs. Actual published claim data puts the range closer to $1,500-$3,500 for uncomplicated unblocking and $3,500-$5,000+ when multi-day hospitalisation or re-obstruction occurs.
Fix: Updated the cost block with the corrected range and added a note on geography-dependent variation. Flagged by a reader who had just paid a $4,200 bill and gently pointed out that the page undersold reality.
2026-03-02 — Dog Seizures and Dog Seizure Emergency
Original error: The original text characterised "status epilepticus" using a five-minute threshold without clarifying that cluster seizures (two or more in 24 hours, with consciousness recovered between) are also an ER-level presentation. The original framing could have led an owner to wait between cluster seizures.
Fix: Added explicit cluster-seizure triage language: "two seizures within 24 hours is an emergency even if your dog seems normal between them." Reference: ACVIM Consensus on Seizure Management.
2026-02-24 — Multiple avian pages
Original error: Non-stick (PTFE / PFOA) cookware toxicity was described in general terms; the lethality and speed of polymer-fume fever in companion birds was under-emphasised.
Fix: Strengthened language across ~20 bird pages: overheated PTFE can kill birds within minutes, the exposure pathway is respiratory, and prevention is to keep non-stick cookware out of any household with birds. Added AAV client-handout reference.
2026-02-15 — Dog Bloat & GDV
Original error: Raised-bowl feeding was presented as neutral. A Purdue prospective study and subsequent AVMA commentary identified elevated-bowl feeding as an independent risk factor for GDV in large-breed dogs.
Fix: Rewrote the feeding-posture section. Reference: Glickman et al., Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 2000 (and subsequent AVMA commentary on bloat risk factors).
Policy Notes
This log is append-only. If a correction itself turns out to be wrong, we add a new entry explaining the second revision rather than editing the original entry. The goal is a legible history of how the site has changed, not a sanitised version of it.
We also review the log each quarter to look for patterns — if several corrections cluster on one topic, that is a signal that a broader editorial review of that cluster is due.