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.

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 ...

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 ...

If you've been shopping for eggs lately, you're probably aware that prices are rising as the latest bird flu outbreak takes its toll on the nation's chickens. The most prevalent strain of the disease, ...

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 ...

Last year, my husband gave me a clear bird feeder that suctions to the window for my office as a Mother's Day gift. As a lover of all animals, including those with wings, it has been the most fun ...

The only way to win in life is by being as focused on the important goals as this cat is on this TV screen. Filmed in DeSoto, Texas, this video features Stephanie Dorn's pet cat dedicating her ...

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. A growing number of these and an unknowable ...