More than 80 domestic cats, including in Oregon, have been confirmed to have had bird flu since 2022 — generally barn cats that lived on dairy farms, as well as feral cats and pets that spend time ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jen Reeder is an award-winning journalist who specializes in pets. The bird flu that is driving up the cost of eggs is also ...

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.

Owning pets makes life exciting and full of joy and many people love cats because they are soft calm and fun to play with. Some people also dream of having a bird because birds are colorful, happy and ...

Nearly 100 domestic cats have been infected with bird flu since 2022 across the country, according to the USDA's latest figures. FILE - A silhouetted cat sits on a fence of a condominium complex at ...

An American Curl cat digs its claws into a scratching post. A small but growing number of house cats have gotten sick from H5N1, the bird flu strain driving the current U.S. outbreak. (File photo by ...

More than 80 domestic cats, among many other types of mammals, have been confirmed to have had bird flu since 2022 -- generally barn cats that lived on dairy farms, as well as feral cats and pets that ...

pets that spend time outdoors and likely caught it by hunting diseased rodents or wild birds. Now, a small but growing number of house cats have gotten sick from H5N1, the bird flu strain driving the ...

A small but growing number of house cats have gotten sick from H5N1, the bird flu strain driving the current U.S. outbreak, after eating raw food or drinking unpasteurized milk. (Moment/Getty Images) ...