Cats with a gene type associated with mixed breeds may purr more at their human companions than those without, according to a ...

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.

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Beginning Friday, the Field Museum of Natural History will be featuring an exhibit all about cats—those ... It explores the 38 species of wild cats and their past, present ...

Even “great cats” like cougars and bobcats have fallen prey to the virus. Many were likely exposed to the virus in raw milk, raw meat pet foods and wild birds. But there have also been recent ...

Cats of all shapes and sizes have come down with bird flu. First there were barn cats that drank raw milk. In recent days, 20 wild cats at ... vessel" for the two types of flu, allowing them ...

Previous research has identified two distinct genotypes of FCoV, called types 1 and 2 ... vaccine for the prevention of FIP in cats. Because wild felids (cats) are close genetic relatives of ...

The new study highlights the need for public health officials to ramp up bird flu surveillance in cats, which tend to have frequent contact with both wild animals ... carry both types of receptors ...