For a mother cat, grooming is an important part of child rearing. When a mama cat licks her kittens it serves two important ...

Just like with people, when pets experience chronic stress it can raise cortisol levels, heart rate, and blood pressure; ...

Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have uncovered new details about how a once-deadly coronavirus disease in ...

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Cats with injuries and disabilities can benefit from underwater treadmill therapy and swimming pools without fear, thanks to a newly developed training protocol. This adaptation programme leads to low ...

Cats are excellent at communicating, but humans still routinely misunderstand them. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Cats have ...

Humans burp after a big meal. Heat from climate change might be released by the Southern Ocean into the atmosphere sometime in the future. This heat would cause comparable heating to anthropogenic ...

UC Davis researchers found that video telehealth visits help cat owners better care for arthritic cats without the stress of clinic visits. Owners appreciated personalized tips to improve their cat s ...

From dietary supplements to cleaning advice, we’ll teach you how to live in harmony with cats (and dogs!), even if you’re allergic. The internet is rife with tips for living with pet allergies, and ...

To cat owners, a litter box is a nuisance. But to scientists, it’s a trove of information. A team of researchers at Nestlé Purina PetCare decided to investigate litter boxes as records of behavior: ...

Source: the author's cat, Binx, in her favorite place: a cardboard box After a long day of travel—flight delays, gate changes, and hours spent listening to airport noises—all I could think about was ...

This article was made possible by the support of Yakult and produced independently by Scientific American’s board of editors. We got our first dog when my oldest son was 10. A friend who was a teacher ...