Cats spend as much as 50% of their waking hours licking themselves. But why do cats lick themselves? Licking is instinctual in cats. Cats groom themselves through licking. A mother cat’s first job is ...

The findings may have implications for radiotherapy, a cancer treatment that can cause damage to salivary glands and leave lasting complications. Doctors don’t regularly come across undiscovered bits ...

The prognosis for Coal, the last surviving former resident of the now-shuttered Parliament Hill cat sanctuary, is not good. The 16-year-old feline had salivary gland cancer, which went on to ...

The major salivary glands produce approximately one quart of saliva each day, which in turn plays a crucial role in food digestion, swallowing, speech, and protection of teeth against bacteria and ...

Dissect neck and cheeks to view trachea, esophagus and salivary glands. Cut across pectoral girdle and down ... Rabbit’s digestive tract is much longer than cat’s. Herbivores tend to have longer and ...