Cat bites may look harmless, but their deep puncture wounds can trap bacteria and lead to infections. Learn what symptoms to ...

Does your pet like going to the vet? Some pets, like my dog, don't mind it at all while others, like this cat named Nebula, absolutely hate going. Nebula went for a vet visit recently and while there, ...

A cluster of rare fungal infections was found in two pet cats and a vet who treated them, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday in a report in the journal Emerging Infectious ...

Avoiding a sneezing or coughing housemate is second nature. After all, you know they might be contagious, and you want to avoid getting infected. But what should you do when the sick creature in your ...

The FDA has issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for an animal drug to treat cats and kittens infected with the parasite New World screwworm (NWS). The majority of cats in the U.S. are at low ...

In a recent Nature Reviews Microbiology study, researchers review how the wound microbiota interferes with skin repair processes and facilitates infection onset by modulating host immune responses.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A rabies-infected stray cat recently attacked at least one person in Travis, and city officials now want residents to be on the lookout for other possibly-infected animals, a ...