Cats are cute, and studies have shown that having one as a pet can reduce anxiety and even slow mental decline. Sometimes, however, their claws can get a little too close for comfort, leaving humans ...

Witnessing a pet become sick will almost always tug at the heartstrings of a pet parent. Most owners will go to any length to help when their cat is ill. However, this sometimes requires more tact and ...

The CDC has released a new study on cat-scratch disease, often referred to as cat-scratch fever, aimed at better understanding the epidemiology of the disease to offer prevention tactics for those at ...

Doctors in Portugal describe how the cat likely transmitted a germ that usually only causes swollen lymph nodes and fever. Reading time 2 minutes A teen girl’s kitten turned out to cause much more ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TOPEKA (KSNT) – The results of an investigation into a rare infection caused by fungus found in a Kansas veterinarian and two cats ...

CLEVELAND — Cat Scratch Fever: if you were a Ted Nugent fan in the 70s, you probably remember the song. Amanda Naylor does, and that's all she thought it was, just a song. Until she learned it was a ...

A man who partly lost his vision while driving turned out to have cat scratch disease. Doctors diagnosed him after learning he had recently adopted a cat, according to a case report. Cat scratch ...

The primary cause of infection from cat scratches, representing 80% of cases, is Pasteurella species. Infection results in pasteurellosis, which occurs within 24 hours following the injury. Cat ...

Bartonellosis is a group of infectious diseases caused by Bartonella bacteria. There are 22 known species of Bartonella bacteria, of which 15 can cause Bartonellosis. They can spread from animals to ...