FDA regulates the food, food additives, drugs and certain biologics given to animals,  including both our pets and the animals raised for human consumption. Read these Consumer Updates to learn more.

• Protect Your Family From Fraudulent Flu Products
• Medicines for your pet: What’s the difference between FDA-approved and pharmacy-compounded animal drugs?
• My Dog Has Cancer: What Do I Need to Know?
• Medication Errors Happen to Pets, Too
• Why You Should Not Use Ivermectin to Treat or Prevent COVID-19
• Keep Your Dogs and Cats Safe From Holiday Hazards
• Your Animal Is Sick. Was It Something They Ate? Vet-LIRN May Be Able to Help
• Beware of Fraudulent Coronavirus Tests, Vaccines and Treatments
• Safely Using Hand Sanitizer
• Plan, Prepare and Protect Your Pet Before, During and After an Emergency
• Secondhand (and Third-Hand) Smoke May Be Making Your Pet Sick
• What You Need to Know (And What We’re Working to Find Out) About Products Containing Cannabis or Cannabis-derived Compounds, Including CBD
• Xylitol and Your Dog: Danger, Paws Off
• Prevent Heartworms in Dogs, Cats, and Ferrets Year-Round
• Ticks and Lyme Disease: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
• Is My Dog or Cat a Healthy Weight? Important Questions to Ask the Vet
• No Bones (or Bone Treats) About It: Reasons Not to Give Your Dog Bones
• Good Dog, Bad Food: Foods for People That Are Bad for Your Dog
• Is It Really ‘FDA Approved?’
• Treating Cushing’s Disease in Dogs
• Got a Question About Your Pet’s Health?
• FDA's Advice: Know the Risks of Feeding Raw Foods to Your Pets
• Safe Use of Flea and Tick Products in Pets
• Keep Lilies Away From Your Cats
• Pet Turtles: Cute But Commonly Contaminated with Salmonella
• FDA 101: How to Use the Consumer Complaint System and MedWatch