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FDA

Also called US Food and Drug Administration, Center for Veterinary Medicine

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What is the FDA?

The FDA, the US Food and Drug Administration, is the federal agency that oversees the safety of food, drugs and medical products in the United States. Its Center for Veterinary Medicine covers pet food and animal drugs and publishes pet health pages, including the lily warning our pages cite.

What does the FDA do for pets?

Through its Center for Veterinary Medicine it regulates animal drugs and the food made for pets and farm animals. It also runs animal health literacy pages written for owners, which explain common risks in plain language.

What do our pages use from the FDA?

Our pages use the FDA's page on lilies and cats: which lilies cause kidney failure, which plants called lilies do not, the timeline from early signs to kidney failure, and how much a delay in treatment matters.

Questions about FDA

Why would a food and drug agency write about lilies?

The FDA writes about lilies because its Center for Veterinary Medicine publishes owner guides on everyday animal health risks, and lily poisoning in cats is one of them. That guide is the source our plants article uses for the timeline from early signs to kidney failure.

Does the FDA endorse Danny's Cats?

The FDA does not endorse Danny's Cats. We cite its published advice, and it has not reviewed or approved anything on this site. Each page that quotes the FDA lists the exact document we used in its sources, so you can check the original wording yourself.

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