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Would You Consider Taxidermy on Your Cat as a Memorial?

Recently Catster ran an article on taxidermy and cats. My husband is a state- and federally licensed taxidermist and a full-time professional biologist who does taxidermy part-time. Nonetheless, I’d...

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Breaking News, You Guys: A Study Says That Cats Can Love!

Economist and writer Richard Zak stunned the world this week when he announced in an article in The Atlantic that cats and dogs release oxytocin and stimulate the release of oxytocin in other animals,...

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Does Your Cat Believe That You’re a Cat, Too?

As most of you dedicated Caster readers know by now, I’m a total geek when it comes to cat science and behavior. When I heard about anthrozoologist John Bradshaw’s latest book, Cat Sense: How the New...

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4 Ways My Cat Phoenix Disproves Genetic Science

About a month ago, science fully sequenced the cat genome — a fancy way of saying we now have a better idea, on a genetic level, of what makes our feline friends tick. We can also use cat genes to gain...

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Don’t Believe Every Cat Study You Read About

Cats run the Internet, so it’s not surprising that stories reporting on the latest feline antics proliferate like litters of feral kittens. Research on our furry friends is catnip to media...

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Stats & Cats: The Fine Dining Edition

Cats are obligate carnivores, which is a fancy way of saying they require nutrients found only in flesh to thrive. They are also goatlike post-apocalyptic scavengers, which is a term I invented to...

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6 Math Problems That Cat Logic Easily Solves

I’ve never been a math girl, but if cats are involved, I’m game to give the good ol’ arithmetic another chance. Some situations just don’t make sense to us humans, but when we look at them with cat...

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Is Your Cat’s Food Contributing to Risk of Hyperthyroidism?

In recent years, vets have struggled with an explosion of hyperthyroid disease — in which the thyroid gland produces too much of a hormone called thyroxine — in cats. It’s unclear why so many older...

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Finally — Vet Study OKs FIV+ and FIV- Cats Living Together

Today in News of the Obvious: FIV-positive cats can live with uninfected fellow felines and not transmit the virus. A veterinary study concludes this. Finally. Purdue University’s College of Veterinary...

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I Ask My Cat Stella About the Catterbox Talking Cat Collar

To paraphrase Mr. Heston, the bastards finally did it. Cats are talking now, using words and sentences and maybe a little wit and humor, thanks to Catterbox, a cat collar that uses all the important...

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Would You Consider Taxidermy on Your Cat as a Memorial?

The post Would You Consider Taxidermy on Your Cat as a Memorial? by Catherine Holm appeared first on Catster. Copying over entire articles infringes on copyright laws. You may not be aware of it, but...

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Breaking News, You Guys: A Study Says That Cats Can Love!

The post Breaking News, You Guys: A Study Says That Cats Can Love! by JaneA Kelley appeared first on Catster. Copying over entire articles infringes on copyright laws. You may not be aware of it, but...

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Does Your Cat Believe That You’re a Cat, Too?

The post Does Your Cat Believe That You’re a Cat, Too? by JaneA Kelley appeared first on Catster. Copying over entire articles infringes on copyright laws. You may not be aware of it, but all of these...

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4 Ways My Cat Phoenix Disproves Genetic Science

The post 4 Ways My Cat Phoenix Disproves Genetic Science by Angela Lutz appeared first on Catster. Copying over entire articles infringes on copyright laws. You may not be aware of it, but all of these...

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Don’t Believe Every Cat Study You Read About

The post Don’t Believe Every Cat Study You Read About by s.e. smith appeared first on Catster. Copying over entire articles infringes on copyright laws. You may not be aware of it, but all of these...

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Stats & Cats: The Fine Dining Edition

The post Stats & Cats: The Fine Dining Edition by Lauren Oster appeared first on Catster. Copying over entire articles infringes on copyright laws. You may not be aware of it, but all of these...

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6 Math Problems That Cat Logic Easily Solves

The post 6 Math Problems That Cat Logic Easily Solves by Angie Bailey appeared first on Catster. Copying over entire articles infringes on copyright laws. You may not be aware of it, but all of these...

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Is Your Cat’s Food Contributing to Risk of Hyperthyroidism?

The post Is Your Cat’s Food Contributing to Risk of Hyperthyroidism? by s.e. smith appeared first on Catster. Copying over entire articles infringes on copyright laws. You may not be aware of it, but...

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Can FIV+ Cats Live With Other Cats? Finally, a Study That Says ‘Yes’

The post Can FIV+ Cats Live With Other Cats? Finally, a Study That Says ‘Yes’ by JaneA Kelley appeared first on Catster. Copying over entire articles infringes on copyright laws. You may not be aware...

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I Ask My Cat Stella About the Catterbox Talking Cat Collar

The post I Ask My Cat Stella About the Catterbox Talking Cat Collar by Michael Leaverton appeared first on Catster. Copying over entire articles infringes on copyright laws. You may not be aware of it,...

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