A cat named Gioia (Joy) has been rescued by Italian firefighters after spending six days trapped in the rubble of a collapsed house. A 6.2-magnitude earthquake rattled the central Italian town of Amatrice on August 24th, sadly killing 292 people died and injuring another 400. But, in one small bit of happy news, on Monday, […]
Cindy Jones first laid eyes on Vincent the cat when he was just a month old. The tiny kitten was brought into the Story County Animal Shelter with injured hind legs, but Jones immediately fell in love. That love led her to the Iowa State veterinary hospital, where Dr. Mary Sarah Bergh, and veterinary orthopedics
As the first cases of non-travel-related Zika infection are now confirmed within the United States, pet parents are becoming increasingly concerned over the risks that their pets mace face in addition to themselves. This begs the question – can cats (or dogs, livestock, and other animals) catch or transmit the Zika virus? First, what exactly is
Even though they’ve been domesticated, cats are natural predators. They are hunters by instinct! So, feeding them by filling up a bowl conflicts with their instincts, and may be the root of many behavioral issues, including vomiting, inappropriate elimination, and aggression! Veterinarian, Dr. Liz Bales – who writes our popular Ask the Vet column – came up
Baby, an average-sized fluffy white cat in Victoria, British Columbia went on a violent scratching spree last week, with a group of seven pitbulls at the receiving end of her rage. Described as being “very protective” of her owner, Baby apparently jumped out of the bushes and started swiping at the dogs when one of them, named Bandida,
For those that have been following the long and twisted saga of the Texas veterinarian Kristen Lindsey – who famously shot a cat with a bow and arrow and then bragged about it on Facebook and has been fighting to keep her vet license ever since, here’s the latest – the outcome of Lindsey’s SOAH
Most members of the Cat Fancy have heard the term, “Tortie-tude” – a term of endearment to describe the sassy, no-nonsense mean streak that tortoiseshell cats are widely known for having. Well, it turns out, according to a recent study by the University of California, Davis, that there actually is a link between the color of
Sisters Ellie and Sarah Close, the owners of a Manchester, UK cat cafe, believe they have been targeted by arsonists after a fire broke out in the early hours of this morning. Fortunately, none of the 11 feline residents of the cafe were injured in the blaze, but the staff are badly shaken by the
The former veterinarian who killed a cat with an arrow and famously bragged about it on Facebook made a court appearance Wednesday for DWI charges. You may recall that back in March of this year, Lindsey narrowly missed crashing into an off-duty police officer before hitting a curb with her car and was arrested and charged
The rare and elusive (and strikingly cute) Arabian Sand Cat has been photographed in the desert of Abu Dhabi for the first time since 2005! These cats, endangered in the Middle East, live primarily in the scorching heat of the desert and hunt rodents for food. Sightings are very rare, and because of this. very little is
