Affected cats may cough, wheeze, and have labored breathing and shortness of breath, especially after exertion. A characteristic wheezing sound happens when air is forced through the narrowed airways.

If you have a pet cat—or have feral or barn cats nearby—you should be aware of the symptoms of bird flu in felines, and take ...

Los Angeles County health officials have identified three more cats with presumptive H5N1; the source of the virus has not yet determined, but experts suspect raw meat.

So, too, have wild California bobcats and mountain lions. Symptoms of H5N1 infection in cats include labored breathing, bloody diarrhea and neurological abnormalities — loss of motor control ...

Santa Barbara County Public Health has confirmed that two house cats in Goleta died from bird flu. The cats tested positive ...