Relationships between birds and cats can be complicated. A long-haired tortoiseshell cat and an African grey parrot ...

Felines of all varieties tend to explore and hunt smaller prey, such as birds and mice, which can carry bird flu.

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, but ...

San Jose, Calif. — 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 (in Michigan, 4.1 million households ...

Four more cats in Hunterdon County have tested positive for bird flu, county officials have announced. The first bird flu cases in cats were confirmed on Feb. 28. Other cats on the same property in ...

We used to assume bird flu was a risk solely for outdoor hunters, but new data suggests the virus is entering the home ...

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 ground to a ...

Two cats that belonged to Michigan dairy workers died after being infected with bird flu. But it’s still not clear how the animals got sick or whether they spread the virus to people in the household, ...

Bird flu may be spreading between people and cats more than previously thought, a new federal study said. The findings published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s weekly ...

Two cats that belonged to Michigan dairy workers died after being infected with bird flu. But it's still not clear how the animals got sick or whether they spread the virus to people in the household, ...