Collaborate Disseminate
The biggest tragedy of pet ownership is that they just don’t live long enough. Thankfully scientists are working on that, with a new cancer vaccine for dogs that almost doubles their survival rates in the face of certain types of the disease.Continue R… Continue reading Cancer vaccine for dogs almost doubles survival rates in clinical trial
If you ever watched a video of Piano Cat and wondered if your cat could learn to play, then [Sebastian Sokołowski] has a possible solution with this combination piano tutor …read more Continue reading Piano Feeder Gets Pets Playing for their Supper
While it’s important for your dog or cat to have a form of ID in case they get lost, tags can fall off, and microchips can migrate out of place. Japanese scientists are developing an alternative, in the form of quick and painless tattoos.Continue Readi… Continue reading Microneedle patches could soon be used to tattoo our pets
A new study has found that, for older adults living alone, owning a pet was linked to slower rates of decline in some aspects of cognition and may completely offset the association between living alone, a recognized dementia risk, and cognitive decline.
Category: Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle
Tags: Dementia, Pet-owners, Pets, Alzheimer’s Disease, Brain, Age-Related
Continue reading Pets may slow age-related cognitive decline in those living alone
In our experience, there’s rarely any question when the cat uses the litter box. At all. In the entire house. For hours. And while it may be instantly obvious to …read more Continue reading Litter Box Sensor Lets You Know Exactly What the Cat’s Been Up To
The Comedy Pet Photo Awards have announced their 25 funniest finalists for 2023, and they’re guaranteed to make you smile.Continue ReadingCategory: Photography, TechnologyTags: Photography, Pets, Competition Continue reading Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2023 finalists will bring a smile to your face
Getting your cat spayed is a normal part of pet ownership, but it can be expensive, invasive and not very practical on strays. Now scientists have developed and tested a new method that renders female cats permanently sterile with a single gene therapy… Continue reading Contraceptive gene therapy injections in cats replaces surgical spaying
A recent experiment showed that parrots seem considerably enriched by the ability to video call other parrots. It’s important that the activity be done in a healthy and ethical way, …read more Continue reading It Turns Out Parrots Love Videoconferencing
Heated insoles we’ve looked at previously generally use batteries to create electrical heat for warming up icy toes. French company Solecooler has a different idea. It bypasses the electrical hardware and gets its power straight from the source: the fe… Continue reading Reversible insoles repurpose footstep energy into heating and cooling
Anyone with more than one cat can tell you that the joy mischief they bring into your life is much more than twice that of a single cat. And if …read more Continue reading Cat Feeder Depends on RFID to Keep the Peace at Dinnertime