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Bird Flu Is Now Killing Cats at a 90% Fatality Rate – Experts Warn It Could Jump to Humans
(scitechdaily.com)
this post was submitted on 21 May 2025
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This one simple trick makes it impossible for your cat to get bird flu
i remember reading about wet food that was contaminated with the bird flu so its not a 100% efective trick
Second simple trick: no raw food
Straight edge outdoor cats
Unless I get it and give it to them.
Or my dog tracks something in on her paws.
Or my dog catches it and gives it to them.
Or my parents cats who they fucking refuse to try and keep inside will catch it and expose my cats even though they’re kept separate.
Or a sick bird smacks into the window
Avoiding outdoor exposure and not feeding your cat raw food are genuinely your best bet.
The likelihood of you transferring it to your cat is extremely low, essentially impossible. If you and your family don't work in animal agriculture, animal husbandry, or meat processing, you're not going to catch it in the first place. All of the fear right now is on animal-to-human exposure, because the virus is spread by physical contact. (particularly physical contact with bodily fluids)
Again, avoiding outdoor exposure is your best bet. Don't let your dog chase birds or eat bird poop. Don't let cats outside and make others aware of the high risk to both the cat and themselves.
Window strikes shouldn't be a major risk factor for spread, but preventing them is worth doing regardless. Dotted marker grids placed on the outside of the window and spaced around 5cm are really effective. White for reflective window strikes and black for fly-through window strikes. I bought a bunch in bulk and just throw 'em up on every window every time I move. I genuinely don't even notice them from the inside.
do NOT give your cat a little piece of raw chicken as a treat rn
We're done aren't we 
that ain’t good
The article is interesting, but it's obvious they picked the most alarmist, misleading headline possible, where they make it sound like this is likely to explode into a hyper deadly pandemic at any moment.
Both WHO and CDC considers the public health risk from avian flu low, but not non-existent. It's obviously important that these organizations monitor and stay vigilant about diseases like this, but there isn't any reason to believe we're looking at another pandemic or major public health crisis.
Here is the WHO's most recent report, which I really recommend going through if you get anxious from headlines like this: https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/updated-joint-fao-who-woah-public-health-assessment-of-recent-influenza-a(h5)-virus-events-in-animals-and-people_apr2025
Oh, good. Thanks.
I'm sure it's fine.
🙂
Common outdoor cat L
No no no no no no
I thank the supreme race every day for creating covid
bird flu has been revolutionarily indoctrinated on the issue of outdoor cats and has stepped into the ring 
trust the plan
I'm fine with the cats... They're invasive and need a major culling
First it came for the birds and I did not speak out because I am not a bird
Then it came for the cats and I did not speak out because I am not a cat
Don't get too excited because it's not just talking about domestic cats. It is also killing big cats like tigers which definitely do not need any culling right now
Aw... Tigers have a million uses