@return2ozma to News • 7 months ago1 in 5 samples of pasteurized milk had bird flu virus fragments, FDA sayswww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square45arrow-up1240arrow-down115
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•7 months agoFrom what I’ve read it doesn’t seem to be a particularly severe disease for cows anyway. The hubbub is mostly about the potential for farm and dairy workers to catch it directly from a cow, which still seems like an incredibly rare occurrence
minus-square@_wizardlink6•7 months agoSeems to hit cats a bit hard. Not that you should be feeding them milk anyways. https://www.cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/veterinarians-handling-cats.htm
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•7 months agoMost cats are lactose intolerant and milk can make them sick because of that.
From what I’ve read it doesn’t seem to be a particularly severe disease for cows anyway. The hubbub is mostly about the potential for farm and dairy workers to catch it directly from a cow, which still seems like an incredibly rare occurrence
Seems to hit cats a bit hard. Not that you should be feeding them milk anyways.
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/veterinarians-handling-cats.htm
The milk isn’t contagious anyway
Most cats are lactose intolerant and milk can make them sick because of that.