A public health warning is an important message for people with cats. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has advised people not to purchase Monarch Raw Pet Food, often sold at farmer's markets across California, after a cat tested positive for bird flu from their products.

The issue was discovered in late December, when a cat in Washington County, Oregon went to the vet for signs of H5N1, or bird flu. He didn't make it, but genome sequencing on the

Northwest Naturals announced a voluntary pet food recall after an Oregon house cat died after eating a Northwest Naturals product that later tested positive for bird flu.