Aubenord editorial standards
How we research.
How we write.
How we stay accountable.
Aubenord exists to make difficult IVDD information clearer for dog owners. Our standard is simple: stronger evidence carries more weight, lived experience is labelled honestly, and no claim is given more authority than its source supports.
Last editorial review · 31 August 2026
Principles
Authority should be earned, not implied.
We prepare and edit guides through the Aubenord Editorial Team. Where Loui’s IVDD journey appears, it is presented as owner experience rather than clinical expertise.
Research
Not all sources carry the same weight.
We use a source hierarchy designed to favour the strongest available evidence first, then add practical context without blurring the difference between research and experience.
- 1Peer-reviewed veterinary research
Including PubMed-indexed papers, primary research and specialist consensus statements.
- 2Veterinary universities, referral hospitals and specialist colleges
Used for specialist guidance, clinical explanations and current referral information.
- 3Recognised veterinary organisations
Professional guidance and established veterinary resources.
- 4Official provider information
Used for practical details such as services, published pricing and availability.
- 5Owner experience
Used only for practical context and clearly identified as experience rather than medical evidence.
Editorial tools. We may use digital tools to support research organisation, drafting and editing. Veterinary claims are checked against the underlying cited sources, and final editorial responsibility remains with Aubenord.
Evidence & experience
Loui’s story informs the questions.
Veterinary evidence informs the claims.
“Lived experience helps us understand what owners need explained. It does not turn personal experience into veterinary advice.”
Loui’s IVDD journey gives Aubenord genuine first-hand experience of severe IVDD, surgery, paralysis, bladder care, wheelchairs, sitters and long-term adaptation. That experience helps us recognise the practical questions owners often need answered.
It is never used to override published evidence or the recommendation of the veterinary team responsible for an individual dog.
Corrections & updates
Freshness should reflect a real change.
IVDD research, treatment approaches, referral services, prices and product availability can change. We review key pages when new evidence or important practical information becomes available.
We do not change dates merely to make an article appear fresh. Where a change materially affects the meaning of a medical guide, the page is re-reviewed rather than simply re-dated.
If you spot a factual error, broken source, outdated service detail or wording that could be misleading, email aubenordhelp@gmail.com. Material corrections are made as soon as they can be verified.
Commercial independence
Commercial relationships do not decide the medical message.
Aubenord may link to third-party products or merchants and may in future earn affiliate commission from eligible referrals. That does not change our clinical-information standards.
Emergency, diagnosis and treatment guidance is not written to push a product sale, and a commercial relationship does not qualify a product, clinic or source as medically authoritative.
Where a product has been personally used by Loui, we say so. Where it has not, we do not imply first-hand use. See our Affiliate Disclosure.
Medical review
We say exactly what has been reviewed — and what has not.
Some Aubenord cornerstone guides may in future be reviewed by a qualified veterinary professional. When that happens, the reviewer’s name, qualifications, organisation or independent professional profile, and review date will be shown on that specific page.
Until then, we use accurate wording such as evidence-informed or carefully researched rather than claiming medical review.