Guides
Field studies in client-owned animals, explained.
Plain guides to running clinical and observational studies in client-owned animals: which rules apply, what has to be recorded, and how the study is set up. Each guide cites the rule or guidance it describes and says what stays the sponsor's and the investigator's job.
Peptide and longevity companies
Research-use-only peptides for dogs: what a study takes
A research-use-only label does not exempt a peptide meant for dogs; a study that gives it to client-owned dogs needs an INAD under 21 CFR 511.1.
October 29, 2026
Sponsors, universities
Owner-reported outcomes in dogs and cats
Validated owner questionnaires mostly measure pain and mobility; give each unchanged on its tested recall, and keep daily diary questions separate.
October 28, 2026
Everyone
Randomization and blinding in client-owned animal studies
Generate the allocation in advance, conceal it until each animal is enrolled, blind the owner and assessor, and log every code break with a reason.
October 23, 2026
Sponsors, practices
Adverse events in veterinary field studies
Serious means a 21 CFR 514.3 outcome; the investigator tells the sponsor, and the product's status decides who files with FDA and on which form.
October 21, 2026
Sponsors, peptide and biotech companies
When a pet study needs an INAD
An unapproved animal drug shipped for a study in client-owned animals needs a notice to FDA before it ships; on-label and observational studies do not.
October 20, 2026
Sponsors, universities
21 CFR Part 11 for veterinary studies
Part 11 applies when a pet study's records are electronic and an FDA rule requires them. It asks for audit trails, limited access and linked signatures.
October 19, 2026
Sponsors, practices
VICH GL9 (FDA Guidance #85) in plain words
Good clinical practice asks a field study for a signed protocol, owner consent, attributable raw data and a monitor who is not the investigator.
October 14, 2026
Everyone
Informed consent for client-owned animal studies
What an owner consent form must say, which rule asks for it, how the study design changes the answer, and when a signature on a phone counts.
October 13, 2026
University trials offices
REDCap for veterinary clinical trials: what it covers
REDCap can run a client-owned animal study. What your instance offers, what you build yourself, and what the rules ask of any system.
October 12, 2026
Supplement, nutraceutical and pet-health companies
How to run a clinical study for a pet supplement
What a controlled study in client-owned dogs or cats involves: the rules that apply, what has to be recorded, and how a company runs one with its own team.
October 1, 2026
Sponsors, trials offices and practices
Veterinary EDC, explained
What electronic data capture does in a veterinary field study, what the rules ask of the records, how the options compare, and ten questions for any vendor.
October 23, 2026