Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jen Reeder is an award-winning journalist who specializes in pets. The bird flu that is driving up the cost of eggs is also ...

San Jose, Calif. — Bird flu isn’t just affecting chickens and cows; it’s hitting pet cats. An estimated 11.6 million households in California own 23.3 million cats (in Michigan, 4.1 million households ...

Relationships between birds and cats can be complicated. A long-haired tortoiseshell cat and an African grey parrot demonstrate this dynamic, as the parrot pushes the cat’s patience to the limit in a ...

More than 80 domestic cats, including in Oregon, have been confirmed to have had bird flu since 2022 — generally barn cats that lived on dairy farms, as well as feral cats and pets that spend time ...

An American Curl cat digs its claws into a scratching post. A small but growing number of house cats have gotten sick from H5N1, the bird flu strain driving the current U.S. outbreak. (File photo by ...

More than 80 domestic cats, among many other types of mammals, have been confirmed to have had bird flu since 2022 — generally barn cats that lived on dairy farms, as well as feral cats and pets that ...