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, ...

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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 ...

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 ...

The deadly bird flu may have already infected at least some of the half-million stray cats roaming the Big Apple, animal activists warn — a troubling scenario that could threaten humans, too. There ...

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, ...

Most cat owners think of their pets as gentle wanderers that bring life to the yard. But new research from the University of Guelph shows a darker side to that freedom. The study estimates that ...

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