San Mateo County public health officials reported finding H5N1 bird flu in a pet cat and a backyard poultry flock.

Veterinary and public health officials are urging cat owners to remain vigilant as cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza ...

I hurried to a nearby hospital emergency room, where they said that, without treatment, the infection was potentially life-threatening and that I might need surgery. For a tiny cat bite?

and some declawed cats resort to biting — which can lead to infection in humans — to defend themselves because they no longer can with their claws. All of these behavioral issues can make it ...

You're a very good boy. Mister man is a good boy," as the cat, seemingly soothed by the serenade, allows her to snip his front claws without resistance. According to Blue Ridge Humane Society ...

Sykes notes that many were barn cats and drank milk from infected cattle: A study published last summer found that about half of the infected cats on a dairy farm in north Texas died from the virus.