Method note 001 · 8 minute read
How to read a canine longevity study
Inspect evidence type, sample, comparison, outcomes, funding, and limitations before a dog-study claim travels.
- Status
- Reviewed
- Scope
- Canine research method
Longer Tails research index
Choose the species before you read the claim.
Canine and feline findings do not borrow authority from each other. Every brief names its population, evidence type, outcome, and limits before the conclusion travels.
Start here
Reviewed briefs
Use the species-specific method note first, then inspect topic records without letting a mechanism become an outcome.
Method note 002 · 8 minute read
How to read a feline longevity study
Keep the feline population, setting, endpoint, missing data, and uncertainty visible from abstract to claim.
- Status
- Reviewed
- Scope
- Feline research method
Field note 001 · 9 minute read
Senior dog mobility: build a useful baseline
Record familiar movement over time without treating home observation as a diagnosis.
- Status
- Reviewed
- Scope
- Canine mobility
Field note 002 · 9 minute read
Senior cat mobility: the route is part of the evidence
Observe chosen jumps, alternate routes, litter-box access, grooming, and ordinary movement without staging a test.
- Status
- Reviewed
- Scope
- Feline mobility
Evidence note 001 · 14 minute read
BPC-157 for dogs: what evidence actually exists?
Dog toxicology and pharmacokinetic papers do not establish improvement in pain, mobility, disease, healing, or lifespan.
- Status
- Editorial source check
- Scope
- Canine evidence boundary
Population note 001 · 8 minute read
What cat longevity numbers can and cannot tell you
Read survival and mortality estimates as population records, not a personal countdown for the cat beside you.
- Status
- Reviewed
- Scope
- Feline population evidence
Editorial standard
Species stays attached to the source.
Every public record carries citations, limitations, evidence class, and review provenance. “Reviewed” means an editorial source check unless a named specialist review is stated.
Use the Evidence Lens