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Why cats stop eating — it’s not just fullness
3+ hour, 1+ min ago (144+ words) New study shows that smell-driven habituation and sensory novelty help regulate feeding behavior in domestic cats video:The video clip for explaning the paper view more Remarkably, even without changing the food itself, simply introducing the odor of a different…...
Feline sporotrichosis
1+ week, 1+ day ago (121+ words) A cat exhibiting a characteristic cutaneous lesion on its nose caused by Sporothrix brasiliensis in Rio de Janeiro. Courtesy of Dr. Sandro Antonio Pereira (Laboratory of Clinical Research on Dermatozoonoses in Domestic Animals, Evandro Chagas National Institute of Infectious Diseases…...
How birds send heat into space measured for the first time: A new study reveals hidden reflectance of bird feathers through the prism of light, heat, and color
2+ week, 5+ day ago (184+ words) Scientists at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, UCLA, Indiana University, and Cal State University, Dominguez Hills, flock together to measure the reflectance of mid-infrared in bird feathers for the first time. Credit: T Lee, M Barrett, L…...
Dogs and cats help spread an invasive flatworm species
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (217+ words) A study published in the journal PeerJ, conducted by a researcher from the Institute of Systematics, Evolution and Biodiversity (ISYEB) at the French National Museum of Natural History, in collaboration with a researcher from James Cook University in Australia, reveals…...
Horses can smell fear: In experiments where horses smelled sweat from scared humans, they reacted to scary and sudden events with increased fear and reduced human interaction
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (143+ words) image:Muzzle used to expose horses to the odours. A lycra muzzle with cotton pads stapled in front of the horse's nostrils was fixed to the halter. view more Horses can smell fear: In experiments where horses smelled sweat from…...
Bird flu outbreak in house cats: high-risk but survival possible
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (274+ words) UMD study shows that cats can survive avian influenza if caught early with antiviral treatment image:Dr. Kristen K. Coleman view more Dr. Kristen K. Coleman Bird flu hits cats particularly hard. Just last week an infected cat was euthanized in California…...
What cats may teach us about Long COVID
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (472+ words) New cell therapy boosts immune recovery in cats with severe coronavirus image:Leo, a 10-month-old tabby cat, is cared for by Clinical Trials Coordinator Jully Pires after receiving treatment as part of a clinical trial on FIP at UC Davis…...
Novel therapy for pet cats with head and neck cancers could help humans, too
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (531+ words) image:Jak, a research partifipant,in April 2023, about six months after completion of the clinical trial. view more This drug, which was initially conceptualized to treat human head and neck cancers, is the first to target the transcription factor STAT3. STAT3 is…...
Cats with dementia share hallmarks of humans with Alzheimer’s
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (314+ words) Cats with dementia have brain changes similar to those of people with Alzheimer's disease, offering a valuable model for studying the condition in humans, a study says. Scientists discovered a build-up of the toxic protein amyloid-beta in the brains of…...
What’s in your pup’s bowl? Heavy metals, reveals 10-state survey
8+ mon, 9+ hour ago (59+ words) Companion dogs act as important sentinels of human health and wellbeing in considering a variety of risks and exposures, including potential illness from contaminated drinking water. Companion dogs act as important sentinels of human health and wellbeing in considering a…...