Texas cats die on dairy farm after drinking raw milk contaminated with bird flu, CDC warns

A cluster of cats on a Texas dairy farm died after drinking raw milk from dairy cows affected with bird flu, according to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The felines developed "fatal systemic influenza infection" after drinking the unpasteurized colostrum and milk from cows that tested positive for the virus.

Initally, the cats developed signs of sickness that included "a depressed mental state, stiff body movements, ataxia (impaired coordination)...