This discovery is a stark reminder that our feline companions, even the most familiar ones, can still hold biological secrets ...

I was cat-sitting recently, in exchange for a free place to stay, when the white-and-gray cat lunged at my hand and bit it - ouch! - one evening before bed. The bite left a small puncture wound below ...

The investigative minds at How to Survive explain the medical risks, infection dangers, and serious complications caused by even minor cat bites.

A man in the UK has become a medical first, though not in a great way. In a recent paper, scientists say he’s the first known person to have caught a newly discovered bacteria from a stray cat’s bite.

A man bitten by a stray cat in the U.K. developed an infection from a bacterial species that wasn’t present in any DNA database, researchers reported in a case study published in the August edition of ...

Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and specializes in reporting on health, medicine, and genetics. Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and ...

Rachel Fairbank is a freelance science writer based in Texas. When she is not writing, she can be found spending time with her family, or at her local boxing gym. Cat bites are unusually dangerous for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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, ...