So you have a calico cat, and it seems a little... spicy. It's a thing that can definitely happen with a calico, but not ...

The owner of two dogs called Stephen and Yan has melted hearts on social media after revealing that because of her dog-like behavior, the calico cat they just adopted was immediately accepted into ...

Although we've all seen calico cats, the color pattern is difficult to breed for because the pattern depends on the inactivation of an X chromosome during an embryo's development. The gene for the ...

Calico cats aren't an actual cat breed. It's a common misconception, but calico is just a color pattern that occurs in many ...

Does anyone out there remember the poem by Carl Sandburg that talked about the fog coming in on little cat feet? It seems to ...

Try calico hair. If you’ve ever wanted to match with a calico cat, this is the perfect hair trend to try. Okay, let’s first give those less versed in feline matters a quick primer. What ...

A prime example of X inactivation is in the coat-color patterning of tortoiseshell or calico cats (Figure 1). In cats, the fur pigmentation gene is X-linked, and depending on which copy of the X ...

The urge to eat nonfood items -- called pica -- can be pretty common in cats. Many cats will nurse on wool, says Arnold Plotnick, DVM, a veterinary internist and feline specialist in New York.

Behind this cuddly babysitting cat, there’s a surprising story. When American shorthair tabby Callie was discovered by a local shelter near Milwaukee, she was a young mom unable to care for her ...

There’s no doubt that cats are feisty, adorable and curious animals. Their independent and mischievous nature (combined with some seriously funny quirks) certainly keeps their owners on their ...

Hairballs form when cats groom themselves. Hair gets stuck on your cat’s tongue, and small barbs on their tongue push it down the throat and into the stomach. Your cat can’t digest the hair ...

There are 41 species that fall under the Felidae – or cat – family, according to the International Society for Endangered Cats. No matter its size, your cat probably acts like it's an apex ...