by DustyAdmin | Apr 7, 2023 | Cats, Feline Health, Litter Box, New Research, News, Odd News, Research, Uncategorized
New scientific research means kittens may longer have to be sacrificed to study Toxoplasmosis gondii (Art by Dusty Rainbolt from Shutterstock photos.) VETERINARY MEDICINE (Grenoble, France) Toxoplasmosis gondii is an indiscriminant single cell organism that can infect...
by DustyAdmin | Nov 28, 2018 | New Research
IN THE MEWS: Flawed Sleep Study Says Women Prefer Sleeping with Dogs By JeffyJeffyBadBoy, Feline Investigative Reporter Who’s a good boy? Who’s a good boy? Who is the best sleep partner for women? Spoiler alert: We kitties come in third. A recent study, published in...
by DustyAdmin | Aug 16, 2017 | Behavior, Litter Box, New Research, Uncategorized
New Study Shows Declaw Surgery Contributes to Behavior Problems In the past, shelters and rescue groups have insisted that a larger percentage of declawed cats were surrendered for aggression and inappropriate elimination issues than kitties with intact toes....
by DustyAdmin | Aug 11, 2017 | New Research, Uncategorized
Take Two Slugs and Call Me Tomorrow Medical sutures and staples may someday go the way of the dodo, thanks to man’s new best friend, the slug, the Dusky Arion slug to be precise (Arion subfuscus). Thanks to a new study, Tough adhesives for diverse wet surfaces,...
by DustyAdmin | Mar 8, 2017 | Behavior, New Research, Special Days, Uncategorized
Oh joy. It’s spring. That means allergy season is upon us. Worse still, the second Sunday in March (this Sunday morning) prompts us mindless lemmings to “spring forward” into Daylight Savings Time. A few hours later my alarm clock will roust me from my...
by DustyAdmin | Feb 2, 2017 | Behavior, New Research
It’s long been believed Fideaux is smarter than Fluffy, but new research questions the validity of the canine propaganda. Last year, a study published in Current Biology concluded that dogs remember some details of past experiences. A just-published study...
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