CAUTION: Cats are susceptible to the H5N1 bird flu virus.

[wnylib]

Indoor cats have died from drinking unpasteurized milk or from eating commercial cat foods that contain raw chicken.

Outdoor cats can become contaminated from hunting birds.

ALL cats are susceptible to this virus. That includes large wild cats, feral domestic cats, and indoor house pets if exposed to contaminated birds, milk, or meat.

http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/phcommon/public/media/mediapubhpdetail.cfm?prid=4918#:~:text=Cats%20infected%20with%20H5%20bird,cats%20from%20a%20different%20household.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/dec/19/bird-flu-zoos-endangered-animals-captive-species-lions-tigers-cheetahs-virus

[littlemissmartypants]

1. Those...

Eating the cats need to be very careful.

J/K of course.

The "biggest lie of 2024" lives on.

Nothing to joke about for the victimized residents of Springfield.

‘A defining moment’: Here is PolitiFact readers’ choice for 2024 Lie of the Year
https://www.politifact.com/article/2024/dec/17/politifact-readers-choice-lie-of-the-year-2024/

[slightlv]

2. Thank you for the heads up!

Although mine only go outside in their catio, I will need to pay more attention to the list of ingredients on their food.

[wnylib]

3. Is the catio roof a solid material that would prevent bird droppings

from getting inside?

[slightlv]

4. Yes, it is. We wanted it that way

because I have a couple of cats who love to sit outside when it's raining. This allows them to do that, while giving them shelter from the rain drops.