Dear Dr. Fox: In response to a recent letter asking guidance about removing clumped and matted fur on a cat, you suggested various methods, as it's a difficult problem and often requires shaving. I ...

When your cat isn't sleeping or eating, it's probably grooming. Every cat owner on the planet will have walked into a room and found their pet contorted into a bizarre position, trying to reach every ...

LA Times Studios may earn commission from purchases made through our links. Cats are famously fussy about cleanliness. The average cat spends nearly half its waking hours in a self-grooming marathon.

The cat is an unpredictable creature. Even in the most comfortable of circumstances, it can suddenly decide it is DONE with you. Now try grooming one. That’s LaDean and Tabetha “Tabby” Gordon’s job at ...

During his first day on the job, Alex Perry learned one of the pitfalls of cat grooming when he was bitten by a Maine Coon. "This one decided to bite me right in the gut. I made the mistake of pulling ...

A study explores how cats groom fur using fine structures called papillae on the surface of the tongue. Domestic cats, which sleep on average 14 hours each day, spend up to a quarter of their waking ...

There’s rarely time to write about every cool science story that comes our way. So this year, we’re running a special Twelve Days of Christmas series of posts, highlighting one story that fell through ...

No one can have a pet without needing to do some sort of grooming, whether it is nail trims or baths. Even those of us who take our pets to the groomers regularly know that you’ll still need to do ...

Can’t get your cat to sit still for a nail trim? Veterinarians and cat-grooming pros share why claw care matters—and how to do it without the stress. Plus, are cat nail caps safe? Trimming your cat's ...