The current bird flu outbreak is sweeping through both wild and domestic birds throughout the U.S., but cats and, to a certain extent, dogs are vulnerable as well. Certain types of pet food - namely, ...

Bird flu isn’t just affecting chickens and cows — it’s hitting pet cats. An estimated 11.6 million households in California own 23.3 million cats. A growing number of these and an unknowable ...

With bird flu cases confirmed in Georgia recently and in Mississippi in late 2024, there are growing concerns of the avian influenza spreading across the South to farms and backyard flocks. There’s ...

Your orange tabby might be a vicious mouser. But house cats are not wild animals, and most veterinarians advise against feeding companion animals raw food because of pathogens like salmonella and ...

What is Bird Flu in Cats? Bird flu, also called H5N1 avian influenza, is a flu virus. It causes severe illness and death in all types of birds, particularly wild birds, ducks, geese, and chickens.

Can Cats or Dogs Catch Bird Flu? The nationwide spread of highly pathogenetic avian influenza, HPAI, also known as avian or bird flu has many people expressing concern about their pets, wildlife, ...

More than 80 domestic cats have been confirmed to have had bird flu since 2022. This is a KFF Health News story. More than 80 domestic cats, among many other types of mammals, have been confirmed to ...