Diet, Nutrition and Health

Over the past 30 years, the number of cats diagnosed with hyperthyroidism has increased somewhat. According to research reports, many factors such as exposure to flame retardants may be responsible, and now a new study in ACS’ journal Environmental Science & Technology points the focus into another direction. It suggests …

For some time now, scientists had a working theory of why certain piebald (patchy black-and-white) mammals appear the way they do. They assumed the coloring is a directed pattern that involves pigmented cells instigating a sort of controlled expansion. Turns out, it is all just entirely random. Scientists at the …

For humans and animals, variety is much indeed the spice of life. Zoos now realize this, and many of them have redesigned exhibit areas and quarters for animals in captivity to more closely resemble natural habitats, with more opportunity for behaviors animals would use in the wild. While we love …

According to Susan Paretts at the University of Southern California, colds are quite common in kittens because these little guys don’t have fully developed immune systems. These colds are directly due to upper respiratory infections caused by either virus or bacterial infection. A young kitten with an upper respiratory infection …

Please, write in a comment how many of these 30 facts you were NOT aware of after reading the list! Without any further ado, here we go! Cats can rotate their ears 180 degrees and every cat has 32 muscles in each ear. A cat is not able to see …

Canada’s Federation of Humane Societies has just released its annual report for 2014. It contains good news about dogs and very depressing news about cats. It shows that 69 per cent of stray dogs taken in by humane societies or SPCA’s were reunited with their humans, up 13 percentage points …

So does your calico has “catitude?” Is your tortie temperamental? Veterinarians from the University of California, Davis, have discovered, in recently published research, that cats with calico and tortoiseshell coat patterns tend to challenge their human companions a lot more often than felines whose fur is less flashy and colorful. …

ORLANDO, FLORIDA - Shelters in Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties have saved more than 2,000 cats and dogs just this past month. Orange Country Animal Services Clinc, Osceola County Animal Services,Seminole County Animal Services and Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando all cut adoption fees for dogs and cats to $12 …

Junior, her 11-month-old kitten, swallowed some tinsel from her Christmas tree, which became apparent after he started vomiting. “That’s when I went into mommy mode and got off work early and rushed him to the nearest animal hospital,” Goedeck said. Once he was taken to South Pointe Animal Hospital in …

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - A few more than 70 unwanted cats or kittens have been dropped off to the Auckland SPCA in little more than 24 hours .. more proof that cats and kittens and even dogs make horrible Christmas presents. Chief executive Andrea Midgen said that figure was down …