Dont let furry friends fall to bird flu [Video]

Cats and dogs are susceptible to getting sick from and dying from bird flu, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning.

Ever since the discovery of H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Texas and Kansas milk in late March, there have been reports of cats getting sick and dying from the flu on infected operations. A similar incident in a southern Ontario dog hearkens back to April 2023.

Although the bird flu has not been reported in dairy herds in Canada, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has some ideas on what to watch for and what to do if you think your dogs or cats have contracted the disease.

Signs of HPAI in mammalian pets include fever, lethargy, conjunctivitis, lack of appetite, difficulty breathing, neurological signs (for example, tremors, seizures) and death.

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