A Hunter College study asked whether cats would sit inside a square that didn’t exist. Nine cats did — and it changes what the taped-square trick actually means.

A male cat straining in the litter box with nothing to show for it is probably not constipated — he is probably blocked. Cornell puts the time from complete obstruction to death at under 24 to 48 hours.

A UGA student drove 800 miles from New Jersey to Athens, Georgia. When she parked, a leg was hanging out from behind her front tire. Mechanics had to put the car on a lift and take the wheel off.

Most cats flick their tails when they’re annoyed. A Turkish Van’s tail almost never stops — and it usually means the opposite. Inside the swimming cat of Lake Van.

A gray Maine Coon named Winston curled up next to a black Great Dane — and the 160-pound dog is the one who looked ordinary. Maine Coon owners know exactly what’s happening here.

Six one-week-old orphans were set down beside a stranger at a California shelter. The calico with the extra toes pulled every one of them in.

Sussex researchers ran the first experiment on cat slow blinking. Male cats doubled their response, and in shelters, the cats that closed their eyes fully went home fastest.

Dog spot-on flea treatments are 45–60% permethrin. Cat products are under 0.1%. Your cat doesn’t have to touch the tube — rubbing against the treated dog is enough.

Thirty-four days after two earthquakes flattened his building in La Guaira, Venezuela, rescuers heard a cat inside the rubble. Nino had survived in a closet on the 10th floor.

A Lykoi is born solid black. About two weeks later the coat starts going silver and the face goes bare. Six separate gene mutations on three continents built the same cat — and a Tennessee vet had to prove they weren’t sick.