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Cats — both large cats in captivity and pet house cats — across multiple states have been dying from H5N1 bird flu. Now, federal agencies are enforcing new rules to help keep the virus out of ...
Avian influenza is a zoonotic agent.The most common way a cat can obtain H5N1 is by consuming an infected bird. This has been studied in the 2006 and 2007 cases in Germany and Austria, where the strains between the cat and the infected birds were not different between the species. [8]
Northwest Naturalsrecalled a batch of its pet food after a cat died from bird flu found in the raw food. Samples of Monarch Raw Pet Food also tested positive for bird flu. A 2nd brand of raw cat ...
A pet food company has put out a recall for one of its products after a cat tested positive for bird flu. Here's what pet owners need to know.
A culling with the bird poison DRC-1339 received national attention after USDA employees dispensed the substance in Griggstown, New Jersey to kill an estimated 5,000 starlings that plagued feed lots and dairies on local farms. When "it began raining birds" community members became alarmed, unsure whether a toxin or disease was at work.
Abnormal behavior of birds in captivity has been found to occur among both domesticated and wild birds. [1] Abnormal behavior can be defined in several ways. Statistically, 'abnormal' is when the occurrence, frequency or intensity of a behaviour varies statistically significantly , either more or less, from the normal value. [ 2 ]
[2] [4] It has also been found that the greater a cat's weight, the lower its life expectancy on average. [4] The current oldest verified cat alive is Flossie, who was born in 1995 in the United Kingdom. [10] A common misconception in cat aging (and dog aging) is that a cat ages the equivalent of what a human would age in seven years each year ...
The California Fish and Wildlife is monitoring cases throughout the state.