Fact: Cats will scratch everything in your home except the expensive purpose-made scratching post you bought them. Shredding a sofa is always better than following the rules for these devil ...

Though it's rare for the plague to spread from a cat to a human — there are only seven cases of human plague, total, on average in the U.S. — a scratch wouldn't necessarily have to be involved.

‘Cat scratch’ fever may cause human madness, study says By Hannah Frishberg Published Dec. 10, 2020, 6:53 p.m. ET ...

According to the CDC, people can avoid cat-scratch disease by washing their hands after playing with their cat, keeping cats indoors and treating for fleas. Cats that are less than a year old are ...

CLEVELAND — Cat Scratch Fever: if you were a Ted Nugent fan in the 70s, you probably remember the song. Amanda Naylor does, and that's all she thought it was, just a song. Until she learned it ...

These escapes could help your cat calm down, and reduce its desire to scratch. Demirbas said the research team saw a decrease in scratching when her team "designed an environment for our cats." ...