Cat deaths and neurological disease are "widely reported" around farms where the H5N1 bird flu virus was detected, health ...

Other cats have been exposed to bird flu on dairy farms, likely from drinking raw milk from infected cows. And in some instances, outdoor cats have picked up the virus directly from dead birds.

In total, 126 domestic cats in 20 states ... Meanwhile, felines have been exposed to the virus by drinking raw milk from infected cows, according to a 2024 CDC report, or from contact with ...