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 bird flu, answered
Sky-high egg prices have drawn renewed attention to the bird flu outbreak, which has caused more than 166 million wild and domestic birds in the U.S. to die since it began in 2022.
Two Kansas cats have contracted bird flu. What vets say about keeping your pets safe
Officials in Pottawatomie County, Kansas reported on March 6 that two cats had tested positive for bird flu. Owners concerned about the virus can keep their cats indoors and reassess their diets.
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,
Bird flu is on the rise across the US. Are cats at risk?
To help better understand the situation at hand, Meowtel used data from the Department of Agriculture to explore the risk of bird flu in cats.
Four more NJ cats test positive for bird flu. Here's what we know
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 the unidentified municipality were ill and tests were performed on them.
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 your pet susceptible to catching bird flu?
With the recent spike in bird flu across Ohio, it would be advisable to keep a close eye on your pets. Cats, much more than dogs, are at risk of catching the virus, veterinary experts say, although they don’t know why that’s the case.
Cats with bird flu reported in Manhattan
A veterinary hospital in Manhattan is reporting that two cats have tested positive for bird flu. On Thursday, March 6, the TimberCreek Veterinary Hospital located in Manhattan warned Pottawatomie County residents that two cats had tested positive for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in the county.
Trump's Plan To Combat Bird Flu Will Ensure More Bird Flu | Opinion
Three years into the epidemic that has claimed the lives of nearly 170 million farmed birds and caused 70 known human ...
What to know about bird flu as wild birds across Wisconsin have tested positive for the virus
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is testing additional birds in Adams, Outagamie, Racine and Waukesha counties, DNR Health Section Supervisor Jasmine Batten told the Journal Sentinel.
40 birds in Portage test positive for bird flu
Avian flu, which has impacted more than 4 million birds statewide, has hit Portage County, where 40 birds have tested ...
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Bird flu found in central Iowa flock as migration accelerates
A backyard flock in Dallas County was the first known infection in more than two weeks in Iowa poultry. March and April are ...
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Bird flu detected in backyard flock in central Nebraska
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Bird flu was detected Monday in a backyard flock in Dawson County, the Nebraska Department of ...