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.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jen Reeder is an award-winning journalist who specializes in pets. The bird flu that is driving up the cost of eggs is also ...

San Jose, Calif. — Bird flu isn’t just affecting chickens and cows; it’s hitting pet cats. An estimated 11.6 million households in California own 23.3 million cats (in Michigan, 4.1 million households ...

Cat owners have been alerted to a potential health threat. Savage Pet of El Cajon, California, is recalling 66 large chicken boxes (84 oz.) and 74 small chicken boxes (21 oz.) with the lot code/"best ...

On Wednesday, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration issued an alert to pet owners that it detected bird flu contamination in certain batches of a product called RAWR Raw Cat Food Chicken Eats, and that ...

Another cat food brand has recalled some of its products due to a possible bird flu contamination, health regulators warned over the weekend. Savage Pet has recalled 66 of its large (84 oz.) chicken ...