Chew on this! A new study looks at pica in cats
Pica, or the ingestion of non-food items, is found in species as varied as parrots, humans, and domestic cats. It’s unclear why some animals eat things that aren’t food –…
This man WILL help your cat!
As promised, today’s blog post is an interview with Dr. Kris Chandroo. Kris is a practicing veterinarian, scientist, photographer, and feline welfare advocate! (=awesome). Kris also runs an amaze-balls website…
When it comes to our pets’ lives, does it have to be quality vs quantity?
Few things are more rewarding than ushering our beloved pets into their senior years, helping them experience senescence with grace, comfort, and plenty of love. Unfortunately, few things also cause…
And what if your dog DOESN’T like hugs?
Apparently there is nothing more offensive to the pet-loving masses than suggesting that pets might not love everything we do. Stanley Coren, a psychologist who has been very active in…
How many mice? A new study explores numeracy in our feline friends.
In the early 1900s, scientific attention to animal cognition was focused on the performance of one animal, Clever Hans the horse. His owner, a mathematics teacher, claimed that Hans could…
A chicken and the egg problem: Which came first, pet technology or pet neglect?
More people than ever claim that they feel that their pets are part of the family. We let them sleep with us in our beds, we buy gifts for them…