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 ...

Thinking about getting a cat, or wondering why yours acts the way it does? 🐾 Male and female cats often show different ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Q: I adopted a calico cat from a shelter that named him Joseph for his coat of many colors. My veterinarian was surprised when she examined him and confirmed he was a male, because she said calico ...

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.