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How to Deal with Cat Diarrhea
Sometime ago, a claim spread online that cats should switch food often or they would become malnourished. This led some owners to constantly seek new foods and switch their cat's diet for no reason.
Why Can a Cat’s Barbed Tongue Tear Off Meat?
Alexis Noel, a researcher at the Georgia Institute of Technology, was so fascinated by her cat Murphy's tongue that she decided to study it and build a model mimicking the tiny barbs. She scanned a cat tongue sample and 3D-printed it at 400% scale.
How to Treat Cat Stomatitis
Feline stomatitis, formally known as gingivostomatitis-pharyngitis syndrome (GSPC), is an immunodeficiency disease caused by a sharp drop in immunity. Below we introduce how cat stomatitis is treated.
What Palatants Are Used in Cat and Dog Food?
What exactly is a palatant? In Europe and America, pet-food regulations ban many chemical flavorings, so under strict pet-food standards, yeast and animal fats are used there as palatants.
How to Prevent Dog Diseases in Spring
In spring all things revive and microbes hidden in corners become active, so spring is also a season of high disease incidence.
What to Do When Your Dog Gets Over-Excited
Excitement is the root of many bad behaviors; it removes the dog's needed self-control, and a constantly excited dog easily forms a string of bad habits. Here are ways to calm a dog down.
How to Reduce a Dog’s Strong Body Odor
A smelly dog cannot be fixed by baths alone. What should we do? A dog uses skin oil to block bacteria and prevent skin disease, and the oil also makes the coat glossy and soft, so a slight dog odor is normal.
How to Correct a Dog That Destroys the Home When Alone
Office workers have a fast pace and cannot always be with the dog. When the owner is out, the dog becomes 'king' and wrecks the place. What is wrong with them?
Can Cat Hookworms Infect Humans?
Hookworm is a tiny nematode about 1-2 mm long living in the duodenum of the small intestine. It attaches to the intestinal wall with six hook-like teeth and feeds mainly on blood, causing anemia in cats. Hookworm is relatively common in dogs, less in cats.
How to Tell If Your Dog’s Deworming Worked
Owners know dogs need regular deworming, but even on schedule it may fail. How to judge success, and know parasites are gone? Read on.