nicholas dodman

Dear Doctor: Is my Cat Left-Pawed?

Friday, September 1st, 2017

Do cats — like people — usually have a dominant hand (paw)?

Meet the dogs with OCD

Sunday, June 25th, 2017

This story on obsessive compulsive disorder features the translational work of Professor Emeritus Nicholas Dodman, former head of Tufts Animal Behavior Clinic, on canine compulsive disorder (CCD). The piece references two related patient cases Dr. Dodman treated at Cummings Veterinary Medical Center and includes comments from Dr. Stephanie Borns-Weil, current head of Tufts Animal Behavior Clinic.

Do Try This at Home!

Thursday, June 1st, 2017

By taping a simple square on your floor, your cat will join the masses by doing exactly what cats do.

Thinking Inside the Box

Thursday, June 1st, 2017

Have you ever wondered why your cat likes to squeeze herself into the tiniest of spaces? Here’s why.

#CatSquare explained: Why can’t cats resist thinking inside the box?

Monday, April 17th, 2017

Nicholas Dodman writes a piece for The Conversation about cats’ curious affinity for boxes.

Some people remove their cats’ claws. One state may soon call that animal cruelty.

Friday, February 24th, 2017

Now the debate has reached the statehouse in New Jersey, where the General Assembly last month approved a bill that would add declawing, or onychectomy, to the list of criminal animal cruelty offenses.