Is your cat's scratching a stress signal—or something else entirely? New research suggests that common assumptions about ...

Cumberland Valley Animal Shelter answers your pet-related questions every week in "Ask the Shelter" A reader seeks advice about cat claws. Q: I know you have to trim a dog's toenails or they could ...

Cat's claw Things to do this week in the garden Attend the monarch and milkweed class, sponsored by the Wilson County Master Gardeners, at 6 p.m. May 8 at 1103 4th St., classroom 10, in Floresville.

Cat claws truly are a marvel of bioengineering and deserve more appreciation than they get. Like our own nails, a cat’s claws are formed from a keratin sheath and an underlying live “quick ...

Made of keratin (the same material as fingernails), the sheath reveals that the claw itself was much longer than the underlying bones. It is the largest claw of its kind found fully preserved in ...

Paleontologists unearthed the fossil in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert, and the find is unique because of a sheath preserved on one of the digits, which reveals the claw’s true length.

This claw is actually three-dimensional and forms a sheath around the underlying finger bone, similar to what we see in the paws of dogs and cats.” The researchers think the claws were an ...

Moreover, while human and canine nails grow continuously, cats shed the claw’s outer sheath, preventing the claws from getting too long. Q: I recently adopted Bentley, a 1-year-old toy poodle mix.

A Cat Left Its Claw Print on This Pottery Shard 1,200 Years Ago The newfound relic offers the earliest proof that cats have kneaded across eras. Left: Horatio Henri Couldery, Forget-Me-Not.

When I had all 10 scratching posts lined up in the same room, my cat, Piper, consistently made a beeline for the Frisco Heavy-Duty Sisal Scratching Post, and throughout testing, she used it daily ...

It contains blood vessels and nerves to support healthy cat claws. Your cat’s claws grow continuously and shed naturally with use. You may find a claw sheath or “husk” in your home from time to time.

Cats' claws are "hyper-retractile" — they fold all the way back against their finger bones when not in use, and cats don't need to expend effort to keep them there.