Justin Smith of the Kansas Department of Agriculture talks about the New World Screwworm parasite and its northward expansion ...

A second man from Albany, N.Y., aged 66, who received the donor’s other kidney also developed a parasitic infection, the ...

Dogs’ sensitive noses can detect the early warning signs of many potentially dangerous medical situations, like an impending seizure or sudden hypoglycemia. Now, scientists have found evidence that ...

To help keep dogs in better health and avoid unnecessary, costly vet visits, pet experts at TrustedHousesitters have joined ...

Dogs part of the Dog Aging Project TRIAD are helping scientists determine whether a drug can increase the healthy life span of dogs, and potentially humans.

Hot dogs get a bad rep — “cancer in a tube” and all that. But a good one, a real one, can hold its own next to a burger or even a steak. The problem is, most of what ends up in grocery carts ...

Anyone with dogs, or who has spent a decent amount of time with some pooches, knows that pups can sometimes have the foulest, grossest, and most pungent farts in the animal kingdom.

Viruses are entirely dependent on their hosts to reproduce. They ransack living cells for parts and energy and hijack the host's cellular machinery to make new copies of themselves. Herpes simplex ...

On June 22, the City of Henderson Animal Care and Control will offer 200 free dog vaccines and 100 cat vaccines from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. while supplies last.

Dogs not only respond to scent, but they can also pick up on routines, emotions, and behavioral shifts. In one study, dogs approached crying people more than communicative ones. In spending so much ...

Labrador Retriever makes High Five with a woman’s hand. Image by Madrabothair via Depositphotos. Dogs’ incredible sense of smell, estimated to be 10,000 to 100,000 times better than humans, allows ...

Bozarth said during the Summer they get multiple calls a day about people leaving their dogs in a hot car. According to Bozarth, vehicles that have a ‘dog mode’ can be safe for dogs.