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Microbiome and Diet: A Close Connection Between Humans and Dogs That Extends Even to the Gut
A study published in *Microbiome* shows that the closeness between dogs and humans extends beyond social relationships and is also reflected in the composition of gut bacterial...
Stem Cells in Cats: A Promising Therapy for Treating Several Feline Diseases
The current and potential clinical applications of mesenchymal stem cell therapy in cats are explored in a study published in the *Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery *. Base...
Exposure to parabens: Pets Are Not Spared
According to American researchers, the exposure of pets—such as dogs and cats—to a wide range of chemicals in their environment is becoming a cause for concern, as is the concom...
Animal-Assisted Therapy: Therapy Dogs Are Now Working in Intensive Care Units
The presence of therapy dogs in intensive care units may come as a surprise, yet they help alleviate patients’ physical and emotional pain and promote their recovery in a more “...
Animal-Computer Interaction: An Elderly Dog Stimulated by Touchscreen Games
A team from the Austrian University of Veterinary Medicine (Vetmeduni Vienna) investigated the benefits of interactive cognitive training for older dogs. After all, lifelong lea...
Dog Nutrition: Eating Raw Chicken Can Trigger Acute Polyradiculoneuritis
According to a new Australian study , feeding your dog raw meat increases the risk of it developing severe ascending paralysis—acute polyradiculoneuritis (APN)—by more than 70 t...