Pets & Veterinary Medicine

In a study led by the University of Agder (UiA), published in Microorganisms, researchers examined 331 horses from four counties. The results show that a full 66% of the horses have been exposed to one or more tick-borne viruses or bacteria.... Read more

Road traffic accidents (RTAs) are the leading cause of death among UK pet cats who are 8 years old or younger, new research has found. This is the first UK-wide study to assess mortality and survival rates in pet cats to include those that do not attend vets or have... Read more

When miniature dachshund Valerie was captured after 529 days alone in the wilds of Australia's Kangaroo Island, experts speculated she survived partly by eating other animals' poo.... Read more

Just in time for tick season, new research is shining a light on how animals develop resistance to tick bites, which points toward the possibility of developing more effective vaccines against the tiny, disease-carrying bloodsuckers.... Read more

Researchers at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) have discovered that dogs with meningiomas—the most common type of brain tumor in dogs—live longer if they receive radiation therapy rather than surgery.... Read more

A new study published in Scientific Reports questions the functionality of using the Augmentative Interspecies Communication (AIC) button with dogs. This tool has captivated social media and fueled a global citizen science movement.... Read more

When piglets don't get enough milk in the first weeks of life, the chances of them thriving dramatically decline. In the U.S. pork production system, piglets with limited access to their mothers' milk are typically "cross-fostered" with other sows. But in the EU, a different solution is gaining ground. In... Read more

A perentie lizard in Dallas, an African penguin in Boston and an Oberhasli goat in Chicago are just a few recent examples of animals at zoos and aquariums benefiting recently from acupuncture therapy. As acupuncture has gained wide use in human medicine in the U.S., it also has become increasingly... Read more

A team of computer scientists, AI specialists and veterinary medicine researchers in the U.S. and the U.K., working with the dog training center, The Seeing Eye, Inc., has found that an AI model was better than humans at assessing puppies for characteristics of good service dogs.... Read more

Through intensive breeding, humans have pushed breeds such as pug dogs and Persian cats to evolve with very similar skulls and "smushed" faces, so they're more similar to each other than they are to most other dogs or cats.... Read more

Dogs are sociable, enthusiastic and widely used to comfort people in settings like hospitals, schools and care homes. But an increasingly popular alternative is emerging: therapy cats.... Read more

A new study looking at deadly animal African trypanosomiasis has revealed how the parasite Trypanosoma congolense evades the immune system and drives severe disease in livestock.... Read more

Many people view their dog as a family member, friend, or kid, but does the relationship with them really resemble these human relationships? Researchers from ELTE Eötvös Loránd University recently set out to explore the precise role dogs play in human social networks by comparing human–dog relationships with human–human relationships... Read more

Caring for a new puppy can be wonderful, but it can also bring feelings of depression, extreme stress and exhaustion. This is sometimes referred to as "the puppy blues," and can begin anytime after the puppy arrives in the household.... Read more

The avian flu virus continues to affect poultry producers and dairy farms in 2025. In North Carolina alone, the virus has resulted in the loss of millions of birds on poultry farms. Meanwhile, less than a year after avian flu was first detected in dairy herds, a new strain of... Read more