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A new study found cats on vegan diets had perceived better health than those on meat-based diets, but differences weren’t statistically significant. Although the differences…
Healthy dogs and cats may be transmitting multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) to their hospitalized owners, while humans could also be passing these microbes to their pets,…
Findings from a new paper published in Cat News have identified the first ever report of Pallas’s cat on Mount Everest, in the Sagarmatha National…
The study found that outdoor cats can bring diseases indoors and threaten wildlife. The next time you let your cat outside for its daily adventure,…
A soft hand is extended by this veterinary team member to invite the cat to initiate contact. This is a more cat friendly and respectful…
Researchers at InBio (formerly Indoor Biotechnologies), a biotech company in Virginia, report progress en route to developing a hypoallergenic cat – or at least treating…
Diegoalerus with fossil. Credit: San Diego Natural History Museum Paleontologists describe sabre-toothed mammal new to science, offering view into evolution of meat-eaters. The fossil, housed…
Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania performed whole-genome sequencing of a house cat infected with coronavirus last year. The sequence, the delta variant of SARS-CoV-2Severe…
A new study in the Veterinary Record reveals that pets can be infected with the alpha variant of SARS-CoV-2Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is…
Genomic evidence for the Chinese mountain cat as a wildcat conspecific (Felis silvestris bieti) and its introgression to domestic cats. Analyses of genomic data suggest…
COVID-19 is common in pet cats and dogs whose owners have the virus, according to new research being presented at the European Congress of Clinical…
Cat Fight or Feline the Love? Co-dependent and clingy or casual and aloof – a new study has examined the behavior of pet cats to…
Evolutionary Unique: The Natural History and Conservation Importance of Elusive Chinese Mountain Cat
Evolutionary Unique: The Natural History and Conservation Importance of Elusive Chinese Mountain Cat
Chinese mountain cat. Credit: Song Dazhao, CFCA Study highlights the evolutionary uniqueness and premier conservation importance of the elusive Chinese mountain cat. We know that…
New study uncovers human-to-cat transmission of the virus that causes COVID-19. New research provides evidence that people have transmitted SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19,…
A wild mink in Utah was the first wild animal in the U.S. found with COVID-19. Credit: Peter Trimming, CC BY-SA Over the course of…
Catnip and silver vine have been known as cat attractant plants. Cat lovers use dry leaves of these plants and toys stuffed with the leaves…
Lockdowns, job losses, and social isolation have been the hallmarks of 2020 as COVID-19 tightens its grip on the world, not only infecting millions and…
Two recently published studies from Kansas State University researchers and collaborators have led to two important findings related to the COVID-19 pandemic: Domestic cats can…
Dozens of mammals could be susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 according to a large study modeling how the virus might infect different animals’ cells. Numerous animals may…