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If you have more than one pet, you may know how hard it is to tell how much each furry friend is eating. If you introduce prescription foods, then this …read more Continue reading Load Cells to get the Right Pet the Right Food
While many dog (or cat) owners would like to know what their pet does all day while left home alone, they don’t necessarily want a bunch of cameras placed inside their house. The PetTrack system offers a less intrusive alternative, as it keeps tabs on … Continue reading Georgia Tech system promises camera-free in-home pet tracking
A pair of new studies from researchers in the UK offer a warning to dog owners who frequently feed their pets raw meat. The research indicates pets fed raw meat diets were more likely to harbor antibiotic-resistant bacteria.Continue ReadingCategory: He… Continue reading Higher rates of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in dogs fed raw meat
Installing a little door in, well, your main door can be a great way to allow your feline friend or canine companion to come and go as they please, but sometimes leads to unwanted visitors too. Petvation is looking to change that with the help of AI fa… Continue reading Smart pet door lets your furry friends in, keeps critters out
As soon as the pandemic kicked off in early 2020 researchers started looking at whether dogs could be used to sniff out patients with COVID-19. Now, a new study published in the journal BMJ Global Health, has reported on a robust, real-world investigat… Continue reading Mixed results for real-world COVID-sniffer dog airport trial
The way we associate certain behavioral traits with certain breeds can be a huge factor in our relationships with dogs, from parents with toddlers and family-friendly labradors to couch potatoes and their sleepy greyhound sidekicks. A fascinating new s… Continue reading Genetics study upends stereotypes around modern dog breeds and behavior
A fascinating new proof-of-concept study from a team of researchers in France suggests trained ants could be effective at detecting cancer in humans. The researchers demonstrated a certain species of ant can be quickly trained to detect cancerous cells… Continue reading Cancer-sniffing ants prove as accurate as dogs in detecting disease
Researchers in Japan have demonstrated a new antibody treatment for prostate cancer. The drug helps reverse a nasty trick that cancer cells play on the immune system, with promising results shown in experiments in dogs with the cancer.Continue ReadingC… Continue reading Prostate cancer antibody treatment shows promise in dogs
Scientists in Japan investigating the possibility of a vaccine for people allergic to dogs have made a significant breakthrough, identifying the crystal structure of a protein at the heart of the majority of dog allergies for the first time. The new un… Continue reading Protein structure discovery lays foundation for dog allergy vaccine
A new, dissolving, textile-based stem cell implant has reduced pain and restored hip joint function to dogs with moderate osteoarthritis, in what researchers say could be a first step toward less invasive joint resurfacing in dogs as well as humans.Con… Continue reading Cartilage resurfacing implant restores hip function in arthritic dogs