How to protect your pets from bird flu
In prior bird flu outbreaks, there’ve been several documented cases of feline-to-feline spread, but ingestion seems to be the primary route of exposure for pets in the current outbreak, says Coleman. If an outdoor cat catches an infected bird or rodent, that can make them sick.
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A New Study Finds That Domestic Cats Traveled the Silk Road to China About 1,400 Years AgoThe modern world’s pet cats are products of a long process of domestication and trade. It began some 10,000 years ago in ...
N ew research suggests that domestic cats first appeared in China around 600 CE, likely arriving via the Silk Road trade ...
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Bird flu is on the rise across the US. Are cats at risk?The risk of felines developing bird flu infections remains relatively low. As of Jan. 31, 2025, 150 wild and domestic cats ...
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Pet cats arrived in China via the Silk Road 1,400 years ago, ancient DNA study findsThis painting from the bottom of a bowl is one of the earliest depictions of a cat from China, dating to 168 B.C. Markings on ...
Experts are urging cat owners to refrain from feeding their pets raw meat or unpasteurized milk after the bird flu virus was detected in two indoor domestic cats in Michigan. The Michigan State ...
KING COUNTY, Wash. — At least two domestic, indoor cats were infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in King and Snohomish counties after eating potentially contaminated food ...
Domestic cats first stepped paw in China more than a millennium ago, a new study has found. Their route in? Quite likely, they hitched a ride along the Silk Road. A team of Chinese researchers has ...
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