ARE CATS SUSCEPTIBLE TO BIRD FLU?

Are cats susceptible to bird flu?

In an outbreak of bird flu several years ago, an epidemic that spread from Asia to Africa, the Pacific, Europe, and the Near East, a few cases were reported in which domestic cats became infected and died from the disease. Experts believe the cats got sick from eating raw, bird-flu-infected chicken. Later studies also showed that infected cats are capable of spreading bird flu directly to other cats.
In an outbreak of bird flu several years ago, an epidemic that spread from Asia to Africa, the Pacific, Europe, and the Near East, a few cases were reported in which domestic cats became infected and died from the disease. Experts believe the cats got sick from eating raw, bird-flu-infected chicken. Later studies also showed that infected cats are capable of spreading bird flu directly to other cats.