Can Pets Get Bird Flu? 7 Symptoms to Look for in Cats and Dogs
Bird flu has been making a lot of headlines since cases of the disease have surged, sending egg prices soaring and people into a slight panic of catching the disease. We know the risk of bird flu for humans is low.
How to Protect Pets and Backyard Chickens from Bird Flu
As bird flu outbreaks continue to affect animals, experts answer questions about keeping pets and their owners healthy
How to protect your pets from bird flu
In prior bird flu outbreaks, there’ve been several documented cases of feline-to-feline spread, but ingestion seems to be the primary route of exposure for pets in the current outbreak, says Coleman. If an outdoor cat catches an infected bird or rodent, that can make them sick.
Your questions about cats and bird flu risk, answered
San Jose, Calif. — Bird flu isn’t just affecting chickens and cows; it’s hitting pet cats.
Is Bird Flu Dangerous for Cats and Dogs?
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, livestock and public health.
Another Cat Food Recalled for Possible Bird Flu Contamination
A Washington state pet food company is recalling one of its products due to possibility of it being contaminated with bird flu, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced. It's the third recall related to H5N1, also called avian influenza, in just four months.
How the U.S. bird flu epidemic has taken flight, which pets are most at risk and what we can do
Where does our avian flu epidemic come from? Commercial, large-scale poultry farming and migrating birds squeezed into smaller and smaller areas as people destroy wetlands, experts say. And after birds pass it to each other,
What is bird flu? Here's everything you need to know about the virus affecting chickens and dairy cattle
The ongoing bird flu outbreak has led to wild bird deaths, slaughtered livestock, and hazardous conditions for dairy industry workers.
The Latest on Bird Flu Research, Infected Cats, and More
No new human cases of avian influenza have been reported, and poultry infections are low so far in March. But infections in cats are continuing, and new research is raising concerns about the virus
Study shows widespread H5N1 bird flu infection in cattle
Scientists are sounding alarms about a genetic mutation that was recently identified in four dairy cow herds, nearly one year after H5N1 bird flu was first reported in Texas dairy cattle. The change is one that researchers have dreaded finding because it is associated with increased mammal-to-mammal transmission and disease severity.
Explainer: How to protect cats from bird flu
While the ongoing H5N1 outbreak has affected the United States, it is good to know what the avian flu is and how the virus can hit cats.
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‘No treatment’: Local veterinarian offers ways to keep pets safe from bird flu
Ohio is currently dealing with a significant bird flu outbreak, affecting not just large chicken farms but also backyard ...
Here’s the surprising way new bird flu variant found in cows could affect Mississippi cats
More news emerges about the newest version of avian flu, and it could mean big trouble for Mississippi animal owners.
How worried should I be about bird flu?
I have read that people can also be affected and cannot help but wonder if my dogs are going to be at risk. How would they ...
Vaccinating poultry could help cut soaring egg prices but US remains hesitant
The move has been delayed in part because of concerns it could jeopardize chicken exports worth billions of dollars a year.