“Who knew that hip dysplasia [in dogs] is caused by global warming?” (Kay, 2010).
Everyone with a pet such as a dog, cat, or any other pet has ravaged the web when an issue has arisen for your furry little friend. While searching the internet for a quick remedy of a torn off nail or a bad case of emesis sounds like a good idea for a lot of people before consulting a vet, yet sometimes it is not the best idea. Using unaccounted for guidance can endanger your pet and yourself, not to mention your family. Clearly, great care should be taken when following medical advice about your pet’s problem on the internet.
Kay’s article, in my opinion, does a very good job in outlining creditable areas and searching tactics on the net for valid research on your pet. As the quote above suggests, vets are obviously vulnerable to being befuddled with customers finding extremely ridiculous information. Being keen on looking for creditable websites does not come easy for some internet users, but just looking at the physical web address can be a good indicator of its validity. For example going on web sites with top-level domains such as “.edu”, “.org” and “.gov” for information is safer for good information because they correspond to educational, nonprofit and government websites (Kay, 2010).
As one could tell, bad information will always find its way on the internet. The responsible pet owner nowadays should know where to find respectable information on their pets. The same advice given for pets can also be used for humans!
Kay, Nancy. "Gone surfin': how can you know what online information is credible?." Whole Dog Journal 13.3 (March 2010): 20(3). Academic OneFile. Gale. BCR Regis University. 10 Apr. 2010
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