Per the study, China’s oldest known domestic cat lived in the central province of Shaanxi between 706 and 883, during the ...

N ew research suggests that domestic cats first appeared in China around 600 CE, likely arriving via the Silk Road trade ...

An H5N1 infection can be fatal for domestic animals, but there are steps you can take to minimize the risk of them catching ...

How and when domestic cats arrived in China has been a mystery. A new analysis of cat DNA suggests traders and diplomats ...

A small but growing number of house cats have gotten sick from H5N1, the bird flu strain driving the current U.S. outbreak, after eating raw food or drinking unpasteurized milk. Though there are no ...

Cats have long been adored as mysterious creatures that grace our homes with their elegance and charm. For those smitten with ...

Health authorities say the threat of infection for people remained low even amid the spread of H5N1 virus among birds and ...

How and when domestic cats arrived in China has been a mystery. A new analysis of cat DNA suggests traders and diplomats likely carried the pets with them along the Silk Road 1,400 years ago.

Why would your cat want to keep tabs on you? Possibly, he likes to know when you’re getting up to feed him something, or ...

San Jose, Calif. — Bird flu isn’t just affecting chickens and cows; it’s hitting pet cats.

Experts are urging cat owners to refrain from feeding their pets raw meat or unpasteurized milk after the bird flu virus was detected in two indoor domestic cats in Michigan. The Michigan State ...

It likely sported a short, all-white or partly-white coat—like most Chinese house cats today—and a long tail, and its ancestors probably came from Kazakhstan. Today's domestic cats are ...