Common in Southeast Asia and the tropical Pacific islands, the rat lungworm is a parasite that can cause severe central nervous system disease in people and in animals. The parasite...

The time of zoos as menageries for public entertainment is in the dark, distant past along with the concrete jails that housed these broken animals. In their place, modern zoos...

A growing number of veterinarians in the United States are involved in fish medicine, including fish farming — or aquaculture — and related fields. In other countries, most aquaculture facilities...

Whatever your dog’s age, it’s never too soon to help ward off dementia, also known as canine cognitive dysfunction, or CCD. Preventative measures are much the same for dogs as...

In human medicine, just 67% of patients follow on their surgeon’s recheck recommendations after orthopedic surgery. So, how does that compare to clients whose pets have similar surgeries? Researchers at...

These days, veterinary teams do more than ever to optimize anesthesia safety for pets. Ahead of time, veterinarians examine pets and order blood tests, especially those assessing the liver and...

For residents in assisted living, transition from their prior homes and routines can be emotionally crushing. One way to brighten the darkness is with therapy animals — even when it...

If you were asked to imagine a fish driving a car, you would likely envision a Dr. Seuss book, not an animal behavior experiment. But wait… When researchers in Israel...

Once in a while, we hear about a species coming back from the dead. That’s played out in Australia over the past decade. For 140 years, there were no confirmed...

Cats are especially attuned to their environment due — in large part — to their sensitive hearing. So, what happens when a cat becomes deaf? Older cats most often lose...