Ways to protect your pets from the bird fluWith the bird flu on the rise, pet owners should take extra steps to keep their animals safe. The President of the SPCALA said people should try and keep their pets inside and be careful of dead birds.Dec 21, 2024...
The U.S. is battling a bird flu outbreak in wild animals, poultry, and dairy cows—and many are also concerned about their pets. Dr. Stephany Lewis, wildlife medical director at the University of Illinois, addresses some of those concerns.Jan 14, 2025...
Bird flu and pets It’s possible – but unlikely – for pets such as cats and dogs to get infected with bird flu. They may get it if they eat a dead bird that has the virus. Rarely, bird flu in cats can happen if cats drink unpasteurizedmilkor eat undercooked or raw meat from a...
7, 2025 -- Scientists are calling on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to disclose data about the risks of bird flu to people and pets that was posted briefly online Wednesday and quickly deleted. The data table was the only mention of bird flu in a report ...
What does bird flu look like in pets? According to the AVMA, both cats and dogs may present the same symptoms if they become infected with the virus. The symptoms include, but are not limited to, lethargy, loss of appetite, inflamed eyes and discharge from...
Cooking is the only way to completely protect pets from bird flu-contaminated foods, experts agreed. “If you want to be really confident, cooking is the only sure thing,” Weese said. Similar to preparing poultry and eggs for human consumption,cooking poultry in raw pet food to an internal...
“H5N1 can be deadly to cats, as well as dogs, so we encourage consumers to carefully consider the risk of this emerging pathogen before feeding their pets uncooked meat or an uncooked pet food product.”Bird flu has spread to birds in every U.S. state since 2022, and cats appear ...
The data appear to have been mistakenly posted but includes crucial information about the risks of bird flu to people and pets. In one household, an infected cat might have spread the virus to another cat and to a human adolescent, according to a copy of the data table obtained by The ...
Birdsare one of the favorite pets of all time. And if you own a bird this is entirely your responsibility to take care of it. As ‘bird flu’ has become a familiar name in the world today, this question has certainly come in your mind that how to prevent your pet birds from bird ...
Bird flu concerns lead LA County officials to warn against feeding pets raw food Los Angeles County health officials reported the first human case of bird flu in the area less than a week after a statewide emergency declaration was announced. 1 month ago California bird flu emergency Governor Ga...