Could owning a cat bring health risks? Study suggests it may double the chances of a ‘serious mental health condition’New research suggests owning a cat could double the risk of schizophrenia-related disorders. A meta-analysis of 17 studies found a link bet...
23 Nov, 2025, 02.38 PM IST
Cats with dementia could hold the key to treating Alzheimer's in human beingsScientists are studying cats to understand Alzheimer's disease. Research shows older cats develop dementia like humans. Their brains show s...
15 Aug, 2025, 02.11 PM IST
Why is it always the 'Orange Cat'? Scientists uncover the genetic secret that could prove they are freaks of natureScientists have uncovered a unique mutation on the X chromosome that gives orange cats their signature hue. This rare deletion, not found i...
24 May, 2025, 03.24 PM IST
US hasn't seen human bird flu case in 3 months, experts wondering whyHealth officials urge caution about bird flu. Experts are unsure why human cases stopped. H5N1 spread among birds, cows, and people in the ...
19 May, 2025, 12.23 PM IST
Is it possible for cats to get bird flu? Popular pet food brand issues emergency recallA cat in Oregon died from bird flu, which was linked to contaminated pet food, prompting a nationwide recall. Experts warn that avian flu c...
28 Dec, 2024, 12.30 AM IST
New analysis of Wuhan market samples reveal 'specific species' potential carriers of COVID-19 virusA new study identifies raccoon dogs, civet cats, and bamboo rats as potential intermediate hosts for COVID-19 at Wuhan's seafood market. Re...
20 Sep, 2024, 03.57 PM IST
Promising or problematic? Controversial study suggests vegan diets for cats may have health benefitsA new study challenges the assumption that feeding cats a vegan diet is unhealthy. The study surveyed 1,369 cat owners and found no evidenc...
14 Sep, 2023, 04.11 PM IST
Dogs or cats catching Covid is low but not impossible, so why don’t we have a vaccine for pets yet?Although the evidence so far suggests that the virus is not a major threat to pets, there is a lot left to learn.
16 Nov, 2021, 07.30 PM IST
Common for cats, dogs to catch COVID-19 from owners: StudyThe researchers found that six cats and seven dogs (4.2 per cent) had positive PCR tests and 31 cats and 23 dogs (17.4 per cent) tested pos...
01 Jul, 2021, 05.38 PM IST
New type of coronavirus originating in dogs, was first detected between 2017-2018: StudyIt also contained a genetic deletion, or mutation, that was not found in any known canine coronaviruses.
21 May, 2021, 06.08 PM IST
Believe it or not, more cats are contracting coronavirusCovid antibodies present in 15 of the blood samples taken from the felines.
10 Sep, 2020, 03.17 PM IST
Two NY cats are the first pets in the US to test positive for coronavirusThe cats, from different parts of the state, are showing only mild symptoms and are expected to be fine.
23 Apr, 2020, 10.55 AM IST
Two New York cats become first US pets to test positive for COVID-19The cats, from separate areas of New York state, had mild respiratory illness and are expected to make a full recovery. It is believed that...
23 Apr, 2020, 09.28 AM IST
IIM-Ahmedabad professor to join Gujarat's battle for lionsIt will be wildlife experts versus a management guru from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, when it comes to countering the cl...
30 Oct, 2013, 12.56 AM IST
Gujarat readies to clone its lionsIn collaboration with the Gujarat State Bio-Technology Mission (GSBTM), the forest department has already collected 80 strains of DNA of th...
30 Jul, 2013, 02.01 AM IST
Death of animals in Thiruvananthapuram zoo causing concernEstablished by Travancore King Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma in 1857, the Thiruvananthapuram Zoo is located in a 55 acre campus in the heart o...
21 Jul, 2013, 01.29 PM IST
Vets to study virus turning tigers into maneatersBritain’s Wildlife Vets International (WVI) plans to study whether a virus common among Indian dogs was infecting tigers of the Sunderbans ...
12 Jun, 2013, 04.14 AM IST