Valerie Axtens thought she had seen the last of her beloved cat Mendelson as she was being rescued through a window from rapidly rising floodwater. The 92-year-old lives in North Lismore, one of the areas hardest hit by the February 28 disaster.

British-born Flossie has set a new record as the world's oldest living cat. Guinness World Records have officially awarded the title to the feline, who was born in 1995. The cat has had a number of owners during her lifetime, but currently resides in southeast London.

Cats are often left out of university-based animal assisted interventions aimed at reducing stress, but new research shows many people, especially those with strong and highly reactive emotions, want and would benefit from feline interactions.

Immortalized on both the murals of Ancient Egypt and within the black borders of modern memes, cats have been a cultural force to be reckoned with since the beginning of time. The phenomenon of cats—our love, infatuation, and borderline addiction to them—is as obvious now as it must’ve been in Egypt, when several gods bore cats’ heads.

"Uncaged: The Unbearable Weight of Genius Cat Art" is an art show debuting at this year's CatCon featuring seven pieces inspired by Nicolas Cage and his cat, Merlin.

This video will show you how to make a Homemade Anti-shed spray for cats. This spray will keep your cats under control, especially during the shedding season.

We looked at eye photos and found one in every 150 Australians might have scarring from a common parasitic disease.

They are cute, fluffy and have that wide-eyed glare that few of us can resist; it is no wonder more than 95 million of us own a cat. But there may be a darker side to our four-legged friends. New research claims the animals could increase our risk of mental illnesses, including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

Things looked bleak for Buddy. The Philly street cat was the victim of a brutal attack a month ago. Captured on video, it was shocking even by this tough town’s standards. The odds of him making it weren’t good.

Taking your pet to the vet can be a dreadful experience for many pet owners. Pets, much like humans, are terrified of doctors, but unfortunately, they don’t express their disapproval with words. However, one vet clinic in Westminster, Maryland, USA, found a way to make this experience more enjoyable, at least for the humans involved. 

As cold weather and storms plague parts of the United States this winter, cat owners can count on their fluffy companions to curl up in the warmest spots they can reach. That’s what Aaron Taylor certainly seems to have discovered. On December 31, Taylor posted a photo of five cats curled up on his self-heating satellite dish on Twitter. The post quickly went viral, gaining over 190,000 likes and 26,000 retweets so far.

The arrival of a blender to a Vancouver Island couple's home in mid-December has created a standoff between their cats of epic proportions. 

A whiff of catnip can send cats into a frenzy but it can also make mosquitoes buzz off. The plant’s active ingredient, nepetalactone, is a super effective natural insect repellent and scientists have only recently found out how catnip keeps insect pests at bay while at the same time driving felines of all shapes and sizes completely nuts.

Researchers say humans can appear more attractive to cats by smiling back — with a “slow blink.” Just like with people, a friendly smile can go a long way to winning over a cat. Researchers in the United Kingdom say they’ve “purr-fected” the art of communicating with our four-legged friends.

It is estimated that there are 2.5 million feral cats in New Zealand.

Andrew Stych wrote a hilarious "written warning" to his cat Penelope who has been disrupting the workplace while he and his wife, Shiela, work from

Officials at a Pennsylvania high school said a "bobcat" that prompted the building to be evacuated when it was spotted inside turned out to be an escaped house cat. West Scranton High School officials said students were sent home Tuesday morning when security cameras captured what appeared to be a bobcat wandering loose inside the building.

Brian Kelly, a panther biologist for the state of Florida, opens a creaking gate near Fisheating Creek, a narrow ribbon of preserved land just west of Lake Okeechobee.

With 100 million pet cats and dogs in China, the market for pet-related services is growing, including pet detectives. We speak to a veteran of the business about the tricks of the trade.

A Chicago cat used up at least one of its nine lives on Thursday when it leaped from the fifth story of a burning building, bounced off the ground and casually walked away. Fire crews were attending a small blaze in the city's Englewood neighborhood and were filming the building's exterior when the feline made its great escape.