Keep it kind! That’s one way of summing up the findings of a new study by Portuguese researchers on the long-term negative effects of aversive...

This week: This year’s oddest pet insurance claim gets paranormal, animals who can navigate by the stars, and a list of all the animals who’ve ever...

This week: Alumni give back in the Badger State, the most popular dog names for 2020, and are you taking enough photos of your cat?

According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 6 out of every 10 known infectious diseases in people are spread fr...

This week: Arizona greenlit for new veterinary college and testing on early detection of canine cancer. Plus, 1 woman, 1 van, and . . . 300 rats.

Given the popularity of tramadol among opioid addicts and how often pet owners doctor shop for veterinarians willing to prescribe it, sending home...

It’s a disease that was first diagnosed in a dog in the UK in 1983. The second case popped up in the state of Wyoming in 1991. And how it got from...

This week: Not everyone’s happy about the EPA’s plans to stop animal testing, doggie blood donors face roadblocks in California, and bad news about...

Everybody loves treats, including pets. That’s partly why the market for pet treats in the US is expected to reach $6.7 billion dollars by the end ...

This week: Owning a dog can lower your risk of death from almost anything, invasive pets are becoming a problem in some US cities, and a new study...

According to the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention, 60% of cats in the US are overweight or obese. A couple of researchers at Virginia Tech...

Merck Animal Health, the makers of Nobivac ® Vaccines, is committed to making a difference.  Merck Animal Health is proud to continue its...

Most cat memes are predicated on the idea that cats are aloof, impersonal, and, frequently, jerks. But new research out of Oregon State University...

Each month in NEWStat , we highlight an article from the upcoming issue of Trends magazine.  Many nosocomial or hospital-acquired infections (HAIs)...

They’re awfully pretty, but prone to problems. New research out of the United Kingdom has found that almost two thirds of Persian cats in the UK...

Chemicals, beakers, breakpoints, Petri dishes full of bacteria—who knows what goes on in a lab? The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute...

There are a number of pain scoring scales specifically developed for measuring pain in cats, but only two were validated for clinical use—until now...

This week: A new veterinary school will break ground in Texas despite controversy, a mysterious Leptospirosis outbreak in Utah, and 23 funny tweets...

Two minutes could be all it takes to save a cat’s life. That’s how long it takes to administer a new screening-technique to detect cardiac issues i...

Ticks can transmit a number of diseases to both pets and people through their saliva, including Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Ehrlich...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is the number-one cause of death in cats older than five, and it’s estimated that it affects around 30% of cats over 1...

Ever wonder why some dogs have big heads and some dogs have little heads? Humans did that.

Maybe a lot. A new study out of Australia found that up to 40% of dog owners report their dogs are scared while being examined by a veterinarian.

Researchers have a found a way to breed Toxoplasma gondii in mice, and that’s going to save the lives of a lot of cats.  Toxoplasma gondii (or Toxo...

You don’t have to smoke to get lung cancer. Witness the nearly 40,000 dogs in the US who develop canine pulmonary adenocarcinoma (CPAC) each year.  

This week: The world’s oldest living pet celebrates another birthday, Japanese scientists get the green light to grow human organs in animals, and...

The battle is on for control of the pet medications market—which recorded $9 billion in sales last year—but for the moment, it’s pretty one-sided i...

Feline hyperthyroidism was first diagnosed in cats in 1979. One year later, in 1980, 1 in 200 cats were diagnosed with feline hyperthyroidism. Toda...

Confused by breakpoints, susceptibility test results, and lab techs who speak gobbledygook? Help is here. The Clinical and Laboratory Standards...

A dog in a deli. A cat in a coffee shop. A bird on an airplane. Companion animals who serve double duty as emotional support animals (ESAs) are...

This week: A new study seeks opioid options for postsurgical pain, Metallica may have saved a hiker’s life, and a new report aims to reduce the...

Embark Veterinary, makers of the Embark Dog DNA test and a research partner of the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, is launching ...

Sometimes it’s hard to tell. But a new study by Canadian researchers based on the records of 19 million cats says that fatter is the answer.

The age at which large-breed dogs are spayed or neutered has become a hot topic with regard to obesity and nontraumatic orthopedic injuries, and a...

This week: Inaugural class at new veterinary school could get sent home come September, tracking baby turtles from the International Space Station,...

Researchers are testing a new cancer vaccine on dogs in the largest clinical trial ever conducted for canine cancer. It could potentially lead to a...

We already knew that Xylitol is poisonous to dogs; researchers figured that out back in the 1960s. But it turns out there’s way more of it out ther...

Imagine telling a dog to sit, lie down, or roll over without words or hand signals. Researchers have developed a special dog vest that makes it...

This week: Another downside to legalized pot and a pit bull gets some good press. Plus: can dogs help your headaches go away?

It turns out that adopting a dog is a lot like dating, only without the “getting-to-know-you” cup of coffee. Those are the findings of a study that...

This week: A service dog summits Mount Rainier, a cat door that prevents cats from bringing home dead things, and a cure for HIV—in mice.

In July 2018, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it was investigating a potential link between heart disease in dogs and the...

Cases of osteoarthritis (OA) in pets have increased at an alarming rate in the past decade, and that increase corresponds with rising rates of...

Which one do you want to cuddle? If you picked the one on the right, there’s a reason. In the first detailed study comparing the anatomy and behavi...

It turns out the shape of the skull may not be the only reason some short-snouted dog breeds have trouble breathing. The culprit could be a genetic...

“You’re allergic? Whoops.” Cat dander, which holds the allergens that set off the sneezing, the itching, and the runny eyes and nose, is also the...

When momma ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy—including the dog.That’s what new research out of Scandinavia suggests. Scientists from Linkoping...

Nearly five million people in the US are bitten by dogs each year. The most common victims are children, most of whom are bitten by family pets. Bu...

An uncontrolled outbreak of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) has reached epidemic proportions in one northern Mexico town and started spreading ...

Veterinarians have been using PARR assays to diagnose certain kinds of canine lymphoma for years. But no one knew how accurate those assays really...

“I see a lot of epileptic patients,” says Stephanie McGrath, DVM, MS. “It’s a very heart-wrenching disease.” Canine idiopathic epilepsy affects up ...

Cases of feline diabetes mellitus (DM) are cropping up at an alarming rate: As many as 1 in 100 cats in the US are now believed to have feline DM....

Odds are, not often enough.That’s according to a new survey of cat owners in the United Kingdom, carried out to coincide with Feline Hypertension...

Some people own dogs, others don’t. How come? A group of researchers in Great Britain and Sweden wondered why. After all, there would seem to be a...

We’ve entered the peak moving season in the US. On average, more than 40 million people move each year in the United States, with an estimated 80% ...

Advice to clients who are thinking about feeding their cats a homemade diet: think twice before downloading that cat food recipe—even if a...

The secret to getting pet owners to stay compliant with heartworm preventives? Frequent and frank conversations with your clients, according to a n...

It’s one thing to know the risk of vector-borne parasites on a national scale thanks to annual national projections. It’s quite another to know the...

When you prescribe a medication for a patient, do you advise the client on the proper disposal of those meds? Most veterinarians don’t.A 2018 study...

Everyone knows cats love fish, but these days, dogs are eating their fair share, too. Especially salmon. Salmon is an increasingly common ingredien...

In a new paper “Evidence-based paradigm shifts in veterinary behavioral medicine,” Karen L. Overall, MA VMD, PhD, DACVB, editor-in-chief of Journal...

They just don’t care. At least, that’s a reasonable conclusion to draw from a new study by Japanese researchers that suggests household cats can...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week approved Proin ER (phenylpropanolamine hydrochloride extended release), a tablet for the contro...

A new study by scientists at the University of Liverpool and Mars Petcare’s Waltham Centre for Pet Nutrition showed that the lifespans of overweigh...

Cats are basically freeloaders. They’re perfectly capable of foraging for food on their own, but there they are at feeding time, tails twitching li...

If you’re a confirmed carnivore, how would you feel if your pet went vegan? A new study finds that one-quarter of pet owners who identify as vegans...

Forget that romantic lone wolf stereotype. Wild wolves work together to hunt, rear their offspring, and defend their territory. And they passed tho...

Living longer is one of the health benefits of having a dog. Broken bones shouldn’t be a tradeoff. But that’s a risk American seniors increasingly...

If we want to save seabirds, banning plastic straws alone won’t cut it. We need to ban plastic balloons. A recent study of more than 1,700 dead...

At least, that’s the conclusion reached in a new study that tested the efficacy of using computer touchscreens to stimulate dogs’ mental abilities,...

If you know a couple that’s having trouble trying to conceive, their couch could be part of the problem. Or their shower curtain. Or any number of...

Usually, scientists discover cures for human health conditions by testing them on animals. This time, it’s the other way around. In a refreshing...

Dogs’ personalities can change to reflect similar changes in their owners. Which means your midlife crisis could have life-changing consequences fo...

Originally from East Asia, the longhorned tick, or Haemaphysalis longicornis, successfully established itself in other areas of the world, includin...

The surge in exotic diseases such as Ebola and SARS in people is proving to be a boon for cats. Both diseases have prompted intensive research into...

Imagine coming up with cures for human disease through laboratory testing on companion animals and coming up with a cure for the same disease in th...

It depends on what you mean by smart. A new study published in Animal Cognition indicates that bigger dogs, who have larger brains than smaller dog...

Aggression, disobedience, repeatedly running away, and too much barking can doom dogs to an early death, according to a new study by researchers in...

Things are moving fast in the world of feline pathogens. The authors of a recent review article in the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery say...

When we think of certain dog breeds, specific characteristics come to mind: Beagles are boisterous. Afghans are aloof. Pembroke Welsh Corgis are...

When bacteria develop the ability to defeat the drugs designed to kill them, we’re all in trouble. The mitigation of antimicrobial resistant (AMR)...

Open-heart mitral valve repair on dogs is a tricky procedure at best, and the usual success rate is 60% to 75%, depending on the dog’s size, age,...

A new study by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine and the School of Veterinary Medicine reviewed all opioi...

The numbers are grim. According to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), female veterinarians are 3.5 times more...

Lyme disease in dogs is showing up in places it didn’t used to. And that could mean humans are at increased risk for catching a disease that’s...

If you’re a veterinary professional, empathy for animals could be hardwired into your DNA, according to a new study by researchers at the Universit...

Say the US Food and Drug administration has issued another pet food recall. Some animals are dying. Are your patients at risk? Imagine being able t...

A new study by researchers in Sweden found that children who are exposed to household pets early in life are less likely to develop conditions like...

In the past two years, nearly 28% of households with pets couldn’t provide those pets with the veterinary care they needed. That troubling statisti...

Granted, that’s a pretty loose interpretation of the findings, but a new study by researchers at the University of Liverpool suggests that while do...

Who knew eating peas could be trendy? Last July, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it was investigating a potential link...

Want your kids to grow to be successful in business? Get them a dog. It’s cheaper than putting them through Harvard Business School. At least, that...

Cats are remarkably fussy creatures who spend up to 50% of their waking hours licking and grooming their fur. Imagine how clean your house would be...

In the dog-eat-dog world of Washington politics, it sometimes seems as though the right paw doesn’t know what the left paw is doing.The US Food and...

Most canine weight loss interventions involve a change in diet, but the authors of a new literature review wanted to know whether interventions tha...

According to a 2015 study, close to 7% of male veterinarians and nearly 11% of female veterinarians suffer some kind of serious psychological...

It turns out that chocolate is bad for dogs in more ways than one—if the dog in question is a chocolate Lab. New research found that chocolate-colo...

If you holler “Squirrel!” and your dog jumps up all exited and runs to the window, does he actually picture a squirrel in his mind? Could be. A new...

Coming home at the end of a rough day to be greeted joyously at the door by your dog is one of life’s great joys. And the more he jumps for joy at...

Dogs can be kid magnets. So bringing therapy dogs in to a hospital to cheer up sick kids seems like a great idea. But sick kids with weakened immun...

The answer isn’t colored contacts. It’s chromosomes. Technically, a duplicated stretch of DNA on a single chromosome: Canine chromosome 18. That’s...

Pet owners aren’t the only people who think their dogs are smarter than they actually are. So do the people who study them. Two researchers in...

We’re hoping you can help. Researchers at the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine are looking for pet owners who have cared for a...

Researchers at a Canadian university used 3D printing technology to replace the majority of a dog’s cancer-ridden skull. The patient, a nine-year-o...

While your senior dog is unlikely to forget where he left his glasses, he can still have the occasional senior moment. Like forgetting the way home...

This week: A surprising new survey reveals the type of pet who makes kids happiest, service dogs who wash out of basic training are available to go...

Okay, maybe just one needle every three months. But one shot every 90 days sure beats daily insulin injections, if promising new research out of...

He sure looks like some kind of pit bull terrier, but the shelter says otherwise. If you go to a shelter to adopt a dog and ask an employee what...

As studies, go, the results were mixed.The researchers had two objectives. The first: determine if a contraceptive vaccine would be effective in...

It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s how high he can lift his leg. And if he can lift it high enough, there may not be a fight at all. A...

Farmer: What's that, Lassie? Lassie: Woof, woof, woof! Farmer: Timmy fell down the well?! Lassie: Woof! Farmer: That’s the third time this month,...

We’re going to have to find a new cliché to describe people who don’t get along. A new study from the University of Lincoln in Lincoln, the United...

There’s a new tick in town, and nobody’s sure how it got here. A team of researchers at Oklahoma State University’s (OSU) Center for Veterinary...

A new study on Brucellosis in dogs by researchers at Texas A&M University has troubling implications for people, particularly children, seniors, th...

Indigenous North American peoples endured horrible suffering and devastating loss at the hands of European settlers who began arriving in the New...

How did a wild, fierce, nocturnal predator like the wolf evolve over the course of millennia into a friendly, domesticated companion who likes to...

Despite tramadol’s popularity as an oral analgesic in veterinary medicine, experts have debated it’s efficacy for years. And a new study has added...

Dogs know when you’re angry, but they’re not so good at knowing when you’re happy. In fact, when dogs see you smile, they may misinterpret it as...

Sometimes a huge gap exists between what a veterinarian tells a client and what the client actually hears. Most practices don't realize these...

Feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common type of heart disease and one of the most common causes of death in cats, but detecting...

Raw food diets are rooted in the notion that dogs and cats are carnivores who crave protein and evolved to eat meat. But is meat what they really...

Canine influenza virus (CIV) is a highly contagious viral infection that not only affects dogs, but cats as well. And new research says humans coul...

Parking in the shade on a sunny day won’t necessarily save a pet left in the car from heatstroke, or worse. A new study of temperatures inside park...

If you think they’re cute now, just wait ‘til they’re weaned. A new study published this month in the journal Anthrozoos aimed to determine the pea...

Stifling heat isn’t the only reason it sucks to be pregnant during the dog days of summer. Dogs born during summer months run a higher risk of hear...

When Julia Beatty's cat Jasper died of heart disease, it never occurred to her that his death would lead to the breakthrough discovery of a virus...

Even responsible pet owners do it all the time.They’ll take their dog for a walk in the woods and won’t bother picking up his feces, an oversight...

Which are healthier, purebred or mixed-breed dogs? That question has fueled debate for years. One school of thought maintains that mixed-breed dogs...

Well, the easy answer is, because it’s poop. And for years, people have explained it away with the same possible causes: diet, digestive disorders,...

Can animals predict natural disasters? A lot of anecdotal evidence suggests that they can. Many people claim that their dogs or cats behaved oddly...

Searching “dog nail trimming” on Google reveals a plethora of information. Most of it focuses on our reluctance to routinely trim nails because of...

The same cast that can help heal a broken limb can lead to complications such as pressure sores, edema, and dermatitis—complications that can mean...

According to a survey by the American Pet Products Association, nearly half of all dogs sleep on their owners’ beds. And according to a recent stud...

Fifteen percent of unused human medication gets flushed down the toilet. But only about 8% of pet medications get flushed. So, are veterinarians...

Cat, or other pets, may experience placebo effects, according to a study at North Carolina State University evaluating a novel approach for cats wi...

How do you feel about the veterinary profession? Wait, here’s a better question: How old are you? How you feel about the profession varies with age...

This week: The Empire State considers pot for pets, comfort dogs get their day court, and why you otter-not flush kitty litter.

People have been traveling with emotional support animals for years, claiming they serve a mental health purpose. But the scientific case for comfo...

Your client’s dog used to run toward the vacuum cleaner. Now he runs away from it.He didn’t used to be afraid. What changed?

The American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation (AKC CHF) and the V Foundation for Cancer Research are collaborating to fund cancer research for...

What do dogs and babies have in common? We tend to talk to both in silly voices. Turns out, there are good reasons for that.

Veterinary behavior is a relatively new specialty in our profession. Unfortunately, as such, plenty of old wives tales persist. As veterinarians an...

Sometimes a huge gap exists between what a veterinarian tells a client and what the client actually hears. Most practices don't realize these...

A recent study found that most dog and cat owners don’t know what actually happens during their pet’s physical exam, or the importance of the...

This week: dogs on Tap in Portland, viral cat videos put a damper on productivity, and social media leads to teen’s arrest for animal cruelty

Feeding dogs raw chicken meat, particularly chicken necks, has been linked to a rare but potentially fatal type of canine paralysis. A study by...

He’d be all over Don Knotts. A new study by researchers at the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom indicates that anxious people are more...

If you’d rather just hang out at home with your pets after a long day at the hospital, you’re not alone. According to a new study, more than half o...

Seventy percent of cats show a paw preference when taking that first step down a flight of stairs. And if they use their right paw, odds are she’s ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced last Friday that they were ending a controversial experiment on nicotine addiction. The experiment...