Marci Koski, a feline behavior and training consultant, spoke with Newsweek about the reasons cats bite and how to address ...

In one study by the Mayo Clinic, 1 in 3 cat bites to the hand required hospitalization and some required surgery to clean the wound.

If your veterinarian also noticed crystals in your cat's urine in the urinalysis, as well as the bacteria, they might ...

Blood cultures tested positive for Pasteurella multocida, a pathognomonic bacterium that can cause infection following a cat bite. The patient’s medical history was taken anew, and she reported ...

Capnocytophaga infections in humans are rare, especially in historically healthy individuals, but when it occurs, the disease can be deadly.

We call them URIs or upper respiratory infections. While the common cold is typically not a big deal to humans, for very ...

Experts and some public officials are warning against raw pet foods after a cat in Oregon was found to ... that these foods can be contaminated with bacteria and viruses, Sykes said.

As natural predators, cats often try to bite their owners ... mouths are chock-full of bacteria." Owners needs to monitor the redness and puffiness and watch for infection.

trapping the bacteria and making the tissue beneath the skin a “fertile” ground for infection, Gaillard said. In one study by the Mayo Clinic, 1 in 3 cat bites to the hand required ...