Taking a cat to the vets can be a stressful experience, both for cat and owner. However, a study published in this month's issue of the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery (JFMS) has shown that playing cat-specific music ...
Veterinary medicine
Feb 24, 2020
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Researchers at Linköping University have investigated whether the stress levels of dogs are affected by the people they live with. Stress levels for the past several months can be determined in both dogs and humans by measuring ...
Plants & Animals
May 10, 2021
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Dogs walked every day by their owners are less aggressive. Dogs owned by women bark less at strangers. Heavier dogs tend to be less disobedient than lighter pets. Pugs, Bulldogs, Shih Tzus and other short-snouted breeds may ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 12, 2023
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Early last year, keepers at Chester Zoo first spotted that 25-year-old Rico, a two-toed sloth, had swellings on the side of his face.
Veterinary medicine
Apr 17, 2025
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An outbreak of vomiting among dogs has been traced back to a type of animal coronavirus by researchers.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 14, 2021
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Parasitic worms that infect companion animals such as dogs and cats are more likely to make the leap into humans than other worm species, according to new research from the University of Georgia's Center for the Ecology of ...
Veterinary medicine
Dec 21, 2021
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Nothing I've read about the Baudet du Poitou donkeys prepares me for my first sight of them. They are girthy, with massive round bellies and oversized ears that swoop forward and back, sometimes independently of one another. ...
Veterinary medicine
Jun 3, 2022
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A small study has found that cats may change their behavior when they hear their owner's voice talking in a tone directed to them, the cats, but not when hearing the voice of a stranger or their owner's voice directed at ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 24, 2022
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A new analysis suggests that wild, stray, and feral cats living in areas with higher human population density tend to release—or "shed"—a greater amount of the parasite that causes the disease toxoplasmosis. The study also ...
Ecology
Jun 21, 2023
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Research led by the University of Sydney is reshaping scientific understanding of one of the world's most widespread canine parasites, suggesting heartworm disease has a far deeper and more complex evolutionary history than ...
Evolution
Jan 20, 2026
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