Why do female cats yowl during mating? A biologist explains the male cat’s barbed penis, induced ovulation and why one litter ...

Cats have a reproductive cycle that differs from that of humans, and female cats do not experience menstrual periods in the ...

Spaying is one of the most routine surgeries a vet performs, but routine for the surgeon is not the same as routine for the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you're thinking about adopting a cat, one of the biggest questions you might face is whether to choose a male or a female.

Invasive surgeries to spay cats could one day be a thing of the past, replaced instead with a single shot. An injected gene therapy given to female cats prevented them from getting pregnant, ...

Currently there are no contraceptives capable of producing permanent sterilization in companion animals. Spaying, the surgical removal of the ovaries and uterus, is the most widely used strategy to ...

For the first time, researchers have isolated a hormone that can prevent cats from getting pregnant. A single dose of a viral vector containing anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH), a naturally occurring ...

National Cat Day is recognized each year on Oct. 29. Here are 10 fun facts about the typically independent — and opinionated ...