Reading Time: 5 minutes Can you stop a cat from hunting? Yes, you can! At least that’s what a team of scientists at the University of Exeter say in a study published this month in Current Biology. And you don’t need any collars, bells or bibs. It all comes down to what’s in that can of food your cat eats and what’s in his toy basket.
Reading Time: 3 minutes Stem cell therapy has all kinds of uses in veterinary medicine these days, and now researchers believe they’ve found a new one. Early studies show it can help cats with stomatitis and other forms of chronic gum disease in cats. A second clinical trial, this one involving 200 cats, will get underway soon.
Hemp oil for cats or CBD may be the current big thing. But new research shows it might not be all that good for them.
Are you using hemp oil for cats or CBD? It could be affecting you cat’s blood chemistry.
So you’ve heard all the buzz about the wonders of CBD, or hemp oil for cats, to help with everything from anxiety to cancer. But it turns out that no one has ever really researched the correct dose of hemp oil for cats. And now, new research shows it might not be all that good for them. The Food and Drug Administration isn’t exactly high on hemp either.
ElleVet Sciences, a company that makes CBD oil-infused treats and other supplements, did the study in collaboration with other researchers.
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Researchers believe they’ve found a cure for FIP in cats. But you’ll have to order it from Asia to get it.
Finally, there’s a cure for FIP in cats.
Of all the awful diseases that can affect our cats, FIP is the absolute worst. It’s a cruel disease, and it’s almost always fatal. But after years of study, veterinarian Niels Pedersen, professor emeritus at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, says it’s time for FIP in cats to lose its lethal label.
The first phase of clinical trials for a drug that could cure FIP ended in the fall of 2016. Researchers at Kansas State University treated eight cats who were sick from FIP with the antiviral protease inhibitor, GC376. Sadly, two of the cats became so sick they were euthanized. But the other six recovered and were still doing well eight months later. And that was just the beginning.
While further research uncovered some problems with GC376, Pedersen found another compound, GS-441524, to be highly efficacious.
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Cat food coated with an egg product could provide relief for people who are allergic to cats. It’s not going to be on the market for a while though, so check out our suggestions for dealing with cat allergies in the meantime.
The Purina Institute is working on a solution for cat allergies.
Allergic to cats? There might be a cure for cat allergies in the not-too-distant future, and it doesn’t involve injections or human doctors.
Researchers at the Purina Institute have been searching for a way to help people who are allergic to cats for more than 10 years. There’s been some urgency to the search. Eighteen percent of the cats relinquished to shelters are there because a family member is allergic.
The long-awaited solution: coating cat food with an egg product ingredient.
Cat allergies “have created a huge barrier to cat ownership and may limit the loving interactions between cat lovers and cats,” immunologist Ebenezer Satyaraj, Ph.D., director of molecular nutrition at Purina and lead investigator on the research, told DVM 360.
“Our discovery has the potential to transform how people manage cat allergens.”
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Do cats know their names? A study says they do, although they may choose to ignore you when you call.
A new study shows cats know their names.
It’s official. Our worst suspicions are confirmed. A new study shows cats know their names. So if they don’t come when you call, they really are ignoring you.
A team from the University of Tokyo watched 76 cats listen to recorded words that included their names.
Although the cats seemed to tune out most of the human conversation, they all reacted when they heard their names, no matter who was saying them.
But that didn’t mean they ran into their loving humans’ arms. They showed recognition by moving their heads or ears or twitching their tails
Cats Know Their Names And Understand Words With A Purpose
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Unlike other species, today’s cats are bigger than their ancestors. But no one seems to know why.
Today’s cats are bigger than their ancestors, but no one seems to know why.
Most species, including dogs, get smaller when they become domesticated. But, perhaps due to their sometimes perverse nature, today’s cats are bigger than their wild ancestors were.
Why are cats different? No one knows for sure, but experts theorize the reason might be as simple as regular meals.
And it’s possible that this applies only to cats in Denmark. That’s where researchers had the grisly task of sifting through bags of ancient animal bones looking for some that belonged to cats.
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Study shows transdermal furosemide for cats may be ineffective.
If you use transdermal meds for your cat with heart disease, this isn’t the best news. A new study published by the Winn Feline Foundation found that transdermal furosemide (Lasix) “is unlikely to be effective.”
The study looked at just six cats though, so perhaps we shouldn’t leap to conclusions just yet.
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Study shows cats and their people share personality traits.
Do you tend to be moody? Chances are your cat does, too.
Have you been thinking your cat’s almost as introverted as you are? Turns out that’s not just the idle thought of a slightly crazy cat lady. A new study shows that cats and their people share personality traits. Or that’s what the humans think. No one asked the cats.
Researchers in Australia asked people who live with cats to complete a 52-question online survey about their personalities and their cats’. Then, they used a sophisticated computer program to analyze the data. What it came up with was five general types of cat personalities. Three overlap with human personality traits.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesA recent study shows a link between kidney and dental disease in cats. FVRCP vaccinations are implicated, too.
Brushing your cat’s teeth could help ward off kidney disease.
If you’ve been putting off that dental your cat needs, maybe you should drop everything and call the veterinary dentist right now. A new study confirms what vets have suspected for a long time: There’s a link between dental and chronic kidney disease in cats.
The study, reported by the Winn Feline Foundation, looked at 56,414 cats who had periodontal disease when their vet clinics enrolled them in the study. Researchers followed them for 11 years.
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