Pets are our loving companions and offer moments of levity even when times are tough. Though it’s hard to say whether they understand humor, they certainly provide us with plenty. From cats stuck in stone walls to dogs stuck in cat doors, our domesticated animals give us something to live for—and occasionally laugh at.
Veterinary researchers are shining a light on an oddly mesmerizing skin condition found in hairless sphynx cats. The condition, called figurate erythema, causes the cats to develop intricate, swirling rashes all over their body. There is no clear explanation yet for why figurate erythema happens, though it seems to be…
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It’s once again time to crane our heads sideways in bafflement at all the strange ways people got sick or hurt this year.
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New research will provide plenty of fuel to the eternal cats versus dogs debate. The study surveyed pet owners across three European countries and found that dog owners generally seemed to care more about their dogs than cat owners did about their cats. However, the differences in pet attachment varied greatly between…
A man in the UK has become a medical first, though not in a great way. In a recent paper, scientists say he’s the first known person to have caught a newly discovered bacteria from a stray cat’s bite. Though the feline encounter resulted in a gnarly infection of his hands, the man was eventually treated successfully…
