I was cat-sitting recently, in exchange for a free place to stay, when the white-and-gray cat lunged at my hand and bit it - ouch! - one evening before bed. The bite left a small puncture wound below ...

The investigative minds at How to Survive analyze infection risks, wound management, and survival tips for dealing with a cat ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A rabies alert is in effect in Polk County after a rabid cat bit a veterinary technician at a Lakeland animal hospital Sunday evening. It is the first confirmed case of ...

You can get rabies from a cat scratch, but this is extremely rare. Rabies, a fatal nervous system disease, is transmitted via the saliva of infected mammals, so it's usually passed on to humans when a ...

I adopted a beautiful calico four-year-old cat. I was warned that she could be a bid nippy but otherwise she was very sweet. She actually nipped at me a few times. Last week she laid next to me on the ...

Brits have been told to seek medical treatment immediately if they are bitten by their pet, after one dad was left with a rotting finger from a cat bite. Owning a pet is said to reduce your risk of ...

A man in the UK has become a medical first, though not in a great way. In a recent paper, scientists say he’s the first known person to have caught a newly discovered bacteria from a stray cat’s bite.