Experts share tips on where to find reliable bird flu updates amid the communication freeze for federal health agencies.

It's still unknown at this time whether your cats can spread this type of flu to your dogs. Cats seem to be more susceptible than some other species. However, since it spreads in many types of ...

A few cats have died from bird flu after eating raw food. And some raw pet food products have been recalled. Here's what to know about the risks to your fur babies and how to keep them safe.

Pasteurization, the established process of heat treatment, can inactivate viruses ... must reanalyze food safety plans to include bird flu as a threat. The update is meant “to ensure that cat and dog ...

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 pet food ...

The Food and Drug Administration has determined that it is necessary for manufacturers of cat and dog foods who are covered ... such as heat treatment, that are capable of inactivating viruses.

Weese said cats usually get less vet care than dogs, so they are in clinics ... were able to test his urine for bird flu. After weeks of aggressive treatment, including the antiviral drug Tamiflu ...

House cats are not wild animals, and most veterinarians advise against feeding companion animals raw food because of pathogens like salmonella and listeria. The risks of raw diets have become even ...