If you’ve ever had a cat, you might have heard your veterinarian mention “cat flu”, probably telling you that you don’t need to worry about catching Felix’s sniffles. It’s true that ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A cat in Oregon’s Washington County has tested positive for bird flu, state officials announced on Friday. The cat was described by the Oregon Department of Agriculture ...

Feb. 9, 2019. Officials believe a Washington County that was recently euthanized contracted avian flu from exposure to wild ducks or geese. Bradley W. Parks / OPB A cat from Washington County has ...

A domestic cat in Washington County recently tested positive for bird flu and had to be euthanized, the Oregon Department of Agriculture said. The cat roamed outdoors and was around wild ducks and ...

Any cat that spends unsupervised time outdoors is at risk of catching bird flu, warns Dr. Michael Q. Bailey, the president-elect of the American Veterinary Medical Association. The main concern is ...

The first case of bird flu was confirmed in New Orleans last week after the H5N1 virus was detected in a house cat on Jan. 14, according to the United States Department of Agriculture.

Both cats and dogs can contract the virus, but cats are at higher risk for severe illness. We asked an expert what you can do about it. Corin Cesaric is a Flex Editor at CNET currently covering ...

As experts continue monitoring and surveying the environment and the nation’s food supply for H5N1 bird flu, a rash of dead ... has been linked to multiple big cat mortalities,” said John ...

A cat in Washington County has tested positive for avian influenza, or bird flu, the Oregon Department of Agriculture announced Friday. There also have been a handful of bird flu detections in ...

Experts and some public officials are warning against raw pet foods after a cat in Oregon was found to have died from a product contaminated by bird flu. The maker of that cat food, Northwest ...