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Your Cat's Brain Ages Like Yours. What That Means for Both of You.
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Your Cat's Brain Ages Like Yours. What That Means for Both of You.

Researchers from the University of Bath, Auburn College of Veterinary Medicine, and École Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse recently published findings that show how closely human and feline brain aging track together. And they're saying that your cat—or more accurately, studying thousands of cats—might help us understand how to age better.

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Feline fleas carry bacteria linked to human disease In South Texas, study finds
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Feline fleas carry bacteria linked to human disease In South Texas, study finds

In a recent study, researchers at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) detected DNA from Rickettsia typhi — the bacterium that causes flea-borne murine typhus — in cat fleas (Ctenocephalides felis) collected from domestic cats in the Rio Grande Valley, a region that consistently reports some of the highest numbers of human cases of murine typhus in Texas.

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The Science Has Changed. Has Your Kitten Protocol?
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The Science Has Changed. Has Your Kitten Protocol?

If you graduated from vet school more than a few years ago, there is a good chance the kitten protocols you memorized are already out of date. New research featured in Hill's 2026 World of the Kitten Report is challenging two of the most routine assumptions in feline medicine: when we boost vaccines and when we schedule surgery.

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