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.

(AP) — The death of an Oregon house cat and a pet food recall are raising questions about the ongoing outbreak of bird flu and how people can protect their pets. Bird flu has been spreading for years ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bird droppings undergo testing in 2022 for the avian flu. (Robert Deutsch/USA TODAY NETWORK) After two cats in Pottawatomie County ...