About PawCompass

PawCompass answers the questions every pet owner googles at some point, usually while holding something their dog just tried to eat. Is this food safe? How old is my cat, really? What does this symptom mean? The internet answers these with ten paragraphs of filler before getting to the point. We answer them straight.

How we work

Every safety verdict on this site is checked against real veterinary sources: the ASPCA Animal Poison Control guidance, the Merck Veterinary Manual, and Pet Poison Helpline. Where the evidence is thin, we choose the stricter rating on purpose. And because this is educational content, not veterinary advice, every page says so and points you to your vet and the poison hotlines when it matters.

Your pet profiles stay in your browser: no account, no sign-up, no data we could ever lose or leak.

Our beloved cat: Meevee

Where it started

PawCompass began with a kitten named Meevee and the frustration of finding trustworthy pet information online. It has grown into a small set of tools we wished existed: quick to use, honest about what they know, and free.