Researchers at the University of Maryland recently revealed a disturbing trend: cats are catching bird flu—and dying from it—in growing numbers. The virus that once haunted poultry farms is now taking ...

Domestic cats pounce on from one billion to four billion birds a year in the lower 48 ... and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service researchers combined data from dozens of previous studies to estimate ...

These innovations, combined with traditional methods, offer hope for a future where birds and cats can coexist—if only careful balance is maintained. It’s important to remember that feral cats ...

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.

The death of an Oregon house cat and a pet food recall are raising questions about the ongoing outbreak of bird flu and how people can protect their pets. Bird flu has been spreading for years in wild ...

Cats of all shapes and sizes have come down with bird flu. First there were barn cats that drank raw milk. In recent days, 20 wild cats at a Washington State animal sanctuary that probably ate ...

Researchers from the University of Maryland School of Public Health have published a comprehensive review documenting research on bird flu in cats and calling for urgent surveillance of cats to ...

Bird flu wasn’t on Tim Hanson’s mind when he fed his cats specialty pet food containing raw chicken. “You go to the pet shop and it was the premium raw food,” he said. “It was finely ...

The patient’s flu swab was combined with others and sent ... who live on the farm,” she said. Outdoor cats are also in contact with wild birds who could be carrying H5N1.

Bird flu has been in the news a lot in recent weeks with cats in the Pacific Northwest falling ill and in some cases sadly being euthanized. The outbreak began back in March 2024 in dairy cattle ...

The risks of raw diets have become even more pronounced in recent months due to the ongoing spread of the H5N1 bird flu. Several house cats fell ill, and some died, from H5N1 after consuming ...