The death of an Oregon house cat and a pet food recall are raising questions about the ongoing outbreak of bird flu and how people can protect their pets.

Northwest Naturals is recalling one batch of its cat food after a house cat died of bird flu and the raw food it ate was found to be contaminated with the virus H5N1, according to the Oregon Department of Agriculture. The affected cat food — which is ...

Yes, pets can get bird flu from eating raw food. Pets can contract bird flu through contact with infected poultry or carcasses, or from eating contaminated food. Since cooking and pasteurization kill viruses, food will not be contaminated unless it’s raw.

Northwest Naturals has issued a recall of a line of cat food after a cat was infected with a bird flu strain linked to their product.