The Publication
Corrections Policy
Veterinary writing carries consequences. When we get something wrong, we say so, date it, and leave the record standing.
How it works
01
You tell us
Email corrections@drmurphies.com with the article title, the passage in question and, where possible, the source that contradicts it. Reader reports go to an editor the same working day.
02
A clinician checks it
Medical claims are re-checked by a veterinarian on the review board, not by the writer who filed the piece. Non-medical errors are verified by an editor.
03
We fix it in public
Substantive changes carry a dated correction note at the foot of the article. Minor typographical fixes are made silently. Articles are never quietly deleted to hide an error.
04
Urgent safety issues jump the queue
Anything that could lead to harm, such as a dosing error, a toxicity threshold or a missed emergency sign, is unpublished within the hour while it is verified.
What we label
- Correction
- A factual error that changed the meaning of a claim. Noted at the foot of the article with the date and what changed.
- Clarification
- The facts were right but the wording could be misread. Noted where the ambiguity mattered clinically.
- Update
- New guidance, a reformulated product, a recall or a price change. The review date is refreshed and the change summarised.
- Retraction
- The central claim of a piece could not be supported. The article is replaced with an explanation of what was wrong and why.
Report an error
Write to corrections@drmurphies.com. Include the article title and the passage concerned. We reply to every report, even the ones we end up disagreeing with.
For anything urgent about your own animal, contact a veterinarian directly. This page is for the accuracy of our writing, not for clinical advice.