Oregon health officials said a house cat died after consuming the now-recalled Northwest Naturals pet food. (Scripps News)
in the U.S., and nearly all of those infected worked on dairy or poultry farms. When the virus is found, every bird on a farm is killed to limit the spread of the disease.Oregon health officials traced the cat’s illness to frozen cat food that contained raw turkey. Virus recovered from the recalled pet food and the infected cat matched.
Since March, dozens of cats have caught the virus. These include barn and feral cats, indoor cats, and big cats in zoos and in the wild. Don’t let them wander freely in the outdoors, Bailey said, “because you don’t know what they’re getting into. Cats are natural hunters, and one of the animals they love to hunt are birds.”
If your cat is sick, call your veterinary clinic and keep the cat away from anyone with a weakened immune system.One veterinary expert warned that cats “are natural hunters, and one of the animals they love to hunt are birds.”
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