What counts as a source
Textbooks. Peer-reviewed journals. University veterinary references. The guidelines vets follow. FDA-approved drug labels.
Nothing from a search engine, a blog, or a forum.
Where the answers come from.
The BarkLens Standard.
BarkLens answers from your dog’s own records and top-tier veterinary sources reviewed by a licensed veterinarian. Not the open internet, and not whatever a model happens to remember.
Your dog’s records and top-tier, vet-reviewed sources. Not the open internet.
Why we’re this strict
In a study of 636 citations from AI-generated papers, 55% of the works cited by GPT-3.5 were fabricated (Scientific Reports). In another, eight AI search tools were asked to name the source of a direct quote across 1,600 queries and got it wrong more than 60% of the time (Columbia Journalism Review).
In one study, 55% of the works cited by GPT-3.5 were fabricated (Scientific Reports).
Whose information?Your dog’s own dated recordsWhatever it was trained onYour dog isn’t the average dog
Which sources?Veterinary textbooks, peer-reviewed journals, university references, clinical guidelinesA forum post and a textbook count the sameNo message boards.
Who checked them?A licensed veterinarian reviewed every source.Doesn’t show where each fact came from.A vet decided what counts
How do you know?Library facts link to the published source they came from.Doesn’t show where each fact came from.You don’t have to trust us
BarkLensAn AI chatbot
Whose information?
Your dog’s own dated recordsWhatever it was trained on
› Your dog isn’t the average dog
Which sources?
Veterinary textbooks, peer-reviewed journals, university references, clinical guidelinesA forum post and a textbook count the same
› No message boards.
Who checked them?
Every source vet-reviewed.Doesn’t show where each fact came from.
› A vet decided what counts
How do you know?
Library facts link to their source.Doesn’t show where each fact came from.
› You don’t have to trust us
Sources we draw from. These organizations don’t endorse BarkLens.
Sources we draw from. Not an endorsement.
Merck Veterinary Manual · Cornell University eClinPath · Animal Health Diagnostic Center · AAHA practice guidelines · ACVIM consensus statements · ACVS · IRIS · FDA-approved drug labeling
Merck · Cornell eClinPath · Animal Health Diagnostic Center · AAHA · ACVIM · ACVS · IRIS · FDA drug labels
Who checks them
A licensed veterinarian reviewed every source. That review covers the sources, not each answer BarkLens writes.
Every source vet-reviewed.
They’re not reviewing your dog’s results. Those belong to your own vet, who has examined your dog.
Not your dog’s results. Those belong to your own vet.
What you can see
Library facts link to the published source they came from.
Library facts link to their source.
If a source is unclear or contradicts itself, the claim doesn’t get used.
Join
BarkLens doesn’t diagnose. Your vet does.