JoAnna Pendergrass, DVM, is a veterinarian and freelance medical writer. Since founding JPen Communications, her medical communications company, in 2016, she has written hundreds of articles on numerous topics in pet care, including nutrition, behavior, and common diseases. 

Her writing clients include Great Pet Care, Healthy Paws Pet Insurance, PetLab, Reader’s Digest, and Business
Insider.

JoAnna is passionate about educating pet parents. Through her writing, she aims to close the gap between what the veterinarian says and what the pet parent understands. JoAnna believes that, through education, pet parents can make informed decisions about their pets’ health.