Pet Health News As Bird Flu Spreads, How Worried Should Pet Owners Be About Their Animal Contracting The Virus

H5N1 bird flu cases spike in Europe. How worried should we be?

On November 13, Spain's Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food imposed the confinement of all free-range poultry farms to curb the spread of avian influenza—more commonly known as "bird ... Read More

FDA issues health alert for raw pet food contaminated with avian influenza

FDA issues a warning after discovering the H5N1 avian influenza virus in raw pet food, raising awareness and reinforcing hygiene measures. Read More

Cat euthanized after contracting bird flu from eating recalled pet food

SAN FRANCISCO − Authorities euthanized a cat in San Francisco after it ate raw pet food and contracted the bird flu, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced. Some batches of RAWR Raw Cat ... Read More

San Francisco cat euthanized after contracting bird flu from raw pet food; How to take precautions for your pets

A San Francisco cat has tragically been euthanized after contracting the highly contagious H5N1 bird flu from RAWR Raw Cat Food Chicken Eats. Health authorities confirmed the same virus strain in the ... Read More

Cat in San Francisco euthanized after latest bird flu infection tied to raw pet food

Federal health officials are warning that certain lots of raw cat food may be contaminated with H5N1 bird flu after a pet cat in San Francisco that ate the food became infected with the virus and had ... Read More

Are Your Backyard Chickens at Risk for Bird Flu?

Are your backyard chickens safe from bird flu? Find out how it spreads, ways to prevent it, and key signs to monitor. Read More

Bird flu outbreak in house cats: high-risk but survival possible

Bird flu hits cats particularly hard. Just last week an infected cat was euthanized in California after eating raw pet food. But a University of Maryland-led study out today in One Health shows ... Read More

Bird flu spreads to total of 15 Indiana farms, a Johnson County hobby flock

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Two more duck operations in northern Indiana and a hobby flock of mixed species in the Indianapolis metropolitan area are the latest to be quarantined with bird flu, the state’s ... Read More

Your pet's food could pose deadly risks to everyone in your house, experts warn

Millions of pet owners could be unknowingly putting their dogs and cats, as well as their family members, at risk of potentially severe infections. Between 15 and 25 percent of dog owners and 10 ... Read More

Iraq reports bird flu among poultry in north, animal health agency says

PARIS, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Iraq has reported an outbreak of severe bird flu among poultry in the north of the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health said on Tuesday. The highly pathogenic ... Read More