Los Angeles County public health officials have issued a warning to pet owners to stop feeding dogs and cats raw pet food after the H5N1 bird flu virus was found in product samples. The warning comes after a house cat in LA County that consumed Monarch Raw Pet Food tested positive for the virus, and four other cats from the same home are presumed positive. The health department urged residents to avoid feeding their pets raw meat or dairy products and to contact their veterinarian if their animal exhibits any unusual behavior.
Los Angeles county public health officials have issued a new warning to pet owners to stop feeding dogs and cats raw pet food after the H5N1 bird flu virus was found in product samples. 'The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is advising residents to not feed their pets Monarch Raw Pet Food sold at several farmers markets in California,' the agency said, noting that an L.A. county house cat that was fed the product had been confirmed to have the virus.
When the virus is found, every bird on a farm is killed to limit the spread of the disease.Top vet warns against raw food for petsOregon health officials traced the cat's illness to the frozen Northwest Naturals cat food that contained raw turkey. Virus recovered from the recalled pet food and the infected cat matched. Some pet owners feed their animals raw meat, but that can be dangerous, even fatal for the animals, said Dr. Michael Q.
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