While the company of a pet can bring joy and uninhibited love, they can also carry health risks upon close contact. Here are 7 common diseases you can catch from pets and ways to protect yourself.

No matter where the cat poop in your yard originated, it’s important to understand that it should be removed from your yard the moment you find it. Feline feces can leave behind everything from ...

From parvovirus and the signs of heat stroke to blue-green algae and vaccinations, Dr. Cathy Dick, a wellness veterinarian ...

Cats can sleep up to 16 hours a day and have what’s known as a polyphasic sleep pattern, meaning they sleep multiple times ...

Pepper the cat is at it again. After his hunting skills helped virologists identify the first jeilongvirus in the United ...

Pepper, the pet cat who made headlines last year for his role in the discovery of the first jeilongvirus found in the U.S., ...

The color of octopus feces depends on its diet. Cephalopods that eat more bivalves, such as scallops, are more likely to have white poop, whereas octopuses that feast on red crabs tend to excrete ...

Let’s talk about an old favorite of mine, mountain lions. There’s not that many folks left who remember when “Old Mike” and I ...

At the top of Yosemite National Park’ s Vernal Fall on a recent holiday weekend, amid the throngs of tourists snapping photos ...