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Cat Language 101: How Do Cats Talk to Each Other?

Do cats talk to each other? Felines communicate with their peers through vocalizations, physical contact, visual cues and chemical cues. When communicating, cats exhibit subtle signaling compared to dogs...

Why Do Some Cats Not React to Catnip?

Wailani Sung, MS, PhD, DVM, DACVB

Experienced cat owners have long known the power of catnip. Even first-time cat owners are aware of the power that catnip has over cats. There are plenty of catnip products available, ranging from cat...

Man Builds Cardboard Cat Castle as an Apology to His Cat

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Image via billybrowne/YouTube Giving cats medicine is never an easy task, and it’s quite a thankless job. After having to administer eardrops in his cat’s ears for two weeks to treat a painful ear infection,...

How to Test the pH Levels of Cat Urine

JoAnna Pendergrass, DVM

Cat urine is produced by the kidneys and has several important functions. It carries waste out of the body so that toxins, like ammonia, don’t accumulate in the blood, and it also helps regulate the...

It’s Bufo Toad Season: Take Care With Your Dogs

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If you live in Florida or are planning a trip down to the Sunshine State with your dogs, it is important to be aware of the lurking threat of cane toads (more commonly known as Bufo toads). Bufo toads...

First Edition of John James Audubon’s Birds of America Book Sold for $9.65M

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John James Audubon’s “The Birds of America” book has long been one of the most treasured books of natural history. The National Audubon Society explains, “Printed between 1827 and 1838, it contains 435...