Reference · Didactic Studies · Consensus
Per scientiam, vigilamus.
— Through knowledge, we keep watch —
Answers grounded in cited sources, never in assumptions.
About
Who is Lares?
The ancient Romans called Lares the household guardian — the quiet watcher who protected the family without ever stepping into the light. Here, Lares watches over veterinary medical knowledge.
What Lares knows
The international guidelines that form the standard of care — WSAVA, ESCCAP, AAHA, AAEP. Read them, remembers them, cites them.
The regulations that govern veterinary practice — from EU Regulation 2019/6 on veterinary medicinal products to the national rules of the profession.
The case studies you build together. Each case becomes a resource that returns value to every clinician in the community.
How Lares responds
With citations. Every answer carries its source alongside — which guideline, which article, which edition. Lares does not speak in its own voice.
With caution. If a question has no support in the corpus, Lares says so. No invented doses. No fabricated interactions.
In your language — English, Romanian or Hungarian. Veterinary clinical vocabulary, not imported jargon.
Below, the three pillars Lares stands on: Reference, Case Studies, Consensus.
SPECIES
All species
Lares covers 9 species groups from contemporary veterinary practice, not all to the same depth. Guidelines, dosages, contraindications and interactions, adapted by species.
What is verified for each group
Companion animals
Dog, cat — general and emergency medicine
Equine
Horse, donkey, mule — sport and rural medicine
Bovine
Cattle, ox — herd medicine and reproduction
Ovine
Sheep, lamb — herd medicine and nutrition
Caprine
Goat, kid — farm medicine and lactation
Porcine
Pig, piglet — intensive medicine and nutrition
Poultry
Chicken, turkey, duck — flock medicine and production
Exotic
Reptiles, companion birds, rodents, ornamental fish
Bees
Beekeeping — varroa, colony health
What you find in Lares
Reference
Quick access to consolidated veterinary guidelines. Answers grounded in cited sources, never in assumptions.
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Didactic Studies
Learning through real anonymised cases. Clinical practices presented as continuing education.
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Consensus
The shared voice of veterinary medicine. No diagnoses — only what the guidelines say.
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Articles
Read more about Lares
Notes on corpus methodology, the mission behind a veterinary reference that cites its sources, and who Lares is.
Do you have to give up your pet?
What the guidelines say about zoonotic disease when someone at home has a weakened immune system: which animals, which habits, and why a bite is different.
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Is deworming safe?
How often the guidelines say to deworm dogs, cats, horses and donkeys, what the side effects really are, and what skipping it risks.
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Anxious, or unwell?
Most dogs show some fear and most owners think their pet has been anxious. What the numbers mean, and why a change in behaviour is a reason to see the vet first.
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Your vet can tell you Googled it
Searching was never the mistake; trusting what you couldn’t check was. What the research says, and three questions to ask any source.
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Mental Stimulation for Dogs: 21 Enrichment Ideas Checked Against the Research
Twenty-one ideas for mental stimulation checked against the research — what is supported, what is only plausible, and the safety notes most lists skip.
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Why a Small Clinic Needs a Website, and How It Works
What owners look for before they call, what the law requires a clinic site to show, and how a site is made and kept up to date. Every figure sourced.
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Who looks after the vet?
Burnout, moral distress, the dose calculated tired — what the evidence says, and the one part of the load a sourced reference can lift.
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Dog nutrition decoded: how to read the label and choose well
Five seconds in the pet-food aisle, replaced with a few minutes of sourced reading: nutrients, labels, formats, life stages and treats.
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Which came first, the chicken or the egg? A veterinary-grade answer
The egg — and the textbook reason why was overturned in 2023. Then the version that reaches a vet: what your hens’ eggs say about their health.
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The poop report card: what your dog’s stool says about its diet
Score, volume, colour, smell — the daily audit in the garden, and what the published sources say it is grading. Every figure cited.
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Am I ready for a dog? The honest checklist
Twelve and a half years, a real budget, and two windows that close early — every figure cited.
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Seven diseases that threaten the farm
Foot-and-mouth is back in Europe, ASF keeps spreading — the early signs the sources describe, and what the law requires at first suspicion.
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Your pet ate WHAT? Here’s what to do next
The first minutes, the usual suspects, and the signs that mean “go now” — as the poison-control services describe them.
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Foods, plants and household items toxic to dogs and cats
Poison-control statistics show most pet poisonings start at home. What the published sources list as dangerous — with the numbers, cited.
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My dog ate chocolate: how bad is it, really?
The #1 toxin poison-control services manage in dogs. The amounts, the signs and the clock — every figure cited.
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Why temperature matters in formic acid treatment
Too cold fails invisibly, too hot costs brood or the queen — the real thresholds come from the product sheet, cited.
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The art of the puppy eyes
Anatomically upgraded, precisely aimed, statistically validated. The science of canine manipulation — and the one negotiation you must not lose.
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Why is my cat staring at the wall?
Six feline behaviours explained with science — from wall-staring to the manipulative purr — and why the source of the answer matters.
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Informed, not invented
Why a reference that cites its sources — and admits when it does not know — is safer than any general-purpose chatbot.
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On Pentecost, a guardian begins its watch
Today Lares Pecoris launches — a veterinary reference that cites its sources, and admits when it does not know.
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Bees, under the same watch
Honeybee health joins the corpus — diseases, diagnosis and good practice, with sources cited. For vets and beekeepers alike.
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Who is Lares?
A silent guardian of veterinary knowledge.
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How we build the corpus
Sources, evidence grades, and why Lares sometimes says “I don’t know.”
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Why a veterinary reference in your own language?
The standard of care should not depend on a clinician’s English proficiency.
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For practices and clinics
Services for your practice
A website on the practice's own domain, a correct Google listing and monthly upkeep. Texts are written for the practice, without superlatives, in line with the code of deontology.
- Website in 7 days
- Correct Google profile
- Changes included
Pricing
Subscription plans
Free
Gratuit
- ✓Community forum read
- ✓Case studies(max. 2)
- ✓Guideline library read access
- ✓Community forum post
- ✓Free chat questions(max. 5)
- ✓Dose calculator(max. 5)
- ✓Drug interactions check
- –Team administration
- –Multi-seat clinic
Standard
84 RON/mo or 72 RON/mo annual
≈ US$18 — indicative; you are charged in RON
- ✓Community forum read
- ✓Case studies
- ✓Guideline library read access
- ✓Community forum post
- ✓Dose calculator
- ✓Drug interactions check
- ✓Unlimited chat questions
- –Team administration
- –Multi-seat clinic
Enterprise
5 seats248 RON/mo
≈ US$52 — indicative; you are charged in RON
- ✓Community forum read
- ✓Case studies
- ✓Guideline library read access
- ✓Community forum post
- ✓Dose calculator
- ✓Drug interactions check
- ✓Unlimited chat questions
- ✓Team administration
- ✓Multi-seat clinic(5 seats)
Secure payment via Stripe. Cancel any time.
The warning system
Warning — Species-Specific Dosing
Always verify the dose per species. The response represents what the guidelines say, not a clinical recommendation.
Red appears exclusively in warnings. Never as a decorative accent.
Frequently asked questions
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