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Adherence: The extent to which patients take medications as prescribed, which involves the pet owner in filling and refilling the prescription, administering the correct dose, timing and use, and completing the prescribed course.

Advocate: Someone who speaks or takes action on behalf of another.

Compliance: The extent to which pets receive a treatment, screening, or procedure in accordance with veterinary healthcare recommendations.

Continuum of Care: The timespan over which all care is provided.

Convergence Schedule: In veterinary medicine, the coming together of different processes into the same continuum of care

Genotype: The underlying genetic constitution of an individual.

Healthspan: That portion of the lifespan during which the pet remains in good general health.

Pet‐Specific Care: An approach that tailors veterinary care to individual pets based on their predicted risk of disease and likely response to intervention.

Phenotype: The outward observable characteristics of an individual, resulting from the interaction of its underlying genetic constitution with environmental factors.

Telomere: Structure at the end of a chromosome that protects DNA data. Telomere shortening is associated with aging.