For cats who like to spend time outside, Feah says that walking is a good choice. She also encourages cat owners to consider building safe catios or closed and covered outdoor areas, to allow animals to still have fresh air and sensory stimulation, but there is no risk of exposure to their wildlife and fertilizer.
Because there are concerns that avian influenza can also be transmitted to dogs, FAEH recommends holding dogs on the chain when outside. AVMA also advises not to feed Raw and unpleasant food Or treat dogs.
FAEH said that the cat owner should seek veterinary attention if they have any concerns about the health of the pet. Symptoms of water flu for monitoring include loss of appetite, indifference, fever, runny nose, tearing and trembling. If you have a disease and are performing a veterinary appointment, make sure to notify the clinic when you schedule that you are concerned about avian influenza. Your veterinary team may ask you and your pet to wait outside until your appointment, and can take additional prevention measures in the disease to prevent the spread of the disease.
How to protect chicks
Keeping chickens in the backyard has become a popular hobby, including in big cities across the United States, and with increased egg price, it is likely that more and more Americans will start keeping the guitar. If they spend time outside, the back yard is at high risk of avian flu right now.
For those who are reviewing the owner of the chicken, FAEH recommends the first time contacting the local health and agricultural departments to discuss the risks of avian influenza in the local area, before bringing any chicken home. If the risk of infection is high, for example, you live, if there is an outbreak reported in nearby herds, considered to be delayed to become the owner.
If you are still catching chickens, or if you already have a backyard, take preventive measures you can do, FAEH said. Chicken is not allowed to go wandering for free in your yard, she said; Instead, keep them in a roofing barn or run to avoid contact with wildlife. FAEH also encourages owners to limit the contact of chickens with guests who can accidentally introduce the disease to the guitar.
The symptoms of H5N1 in the back yard can be harder to detect in cats, because birds can quickly die from the disease. It is important to establish care with a local veterinarian to practice with chickens, FAEH said. If you notice any disease in your herd, contact your veterinarian immediately. Similarly, if one of your chickens go through and you suspect avian influenza, call your veterinarian and your local public health department.
Owners should also take their own precautions when working, caring and handling the back yard. Wash your hands and change clothes after joining your bird, even if they seem good health, FAEH said. If you have a pet or bird seems sick, consider the mask, she added.
Although the spread of H5N1 from raising to humans is very rare, the virus has shown that it can perform this dance. Seventy people in the United States have been infected since the beginning of the epidemic, and one has died. However, most of the human cases have been reported in farm workers working with livestock infected, with most of the transmission that seems to occur in the dairy industry, where people are experiencing infected cattle and waterproof milk. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the current risk of human health from H5N1 is low.
But of course, the view of good hygiene is to try to prevent the virus from moving in one of the two directions. If you handle sick chickens, you may not catch the virus, but you can transmit it. Wash your hands and change clothes after spending time with birds not only for your benefit, but for the protection of other animals, you can interact with your pet, or the people you know. The risks are much lower than that of people than cats, FAEH said. We are more likely to bring it to them rather than they bring it to us.