Cats

Some avian influenza viruses also affect dogs and other pets, including hamsters and guinea pigs. Oregon saw its first case of bird flu in December, in a cat that had eaten raw pet food. A second case in January came from a cat that lived next to a wildlife refuge and was exposed to wild waterfowl.

A cat from Washington County has been euthanized after becoming severely ill with bird flu that officials think it got from exposure to wild ducks or geese. It’s the second cat to be diagnosed with highly pathogenic avian influenza in Oregon in two months.

It’s pretty common to see people including their dogs in outdoor recreation activities, but a cat? That’s a different story.

“Herding cats” may be shorthand for an impossible task, but according to Monique Udell, Director of the Human-Animal Interaction Lab at Oregon State University, cats can be trained. We’ll hear what she’s learning about the relationship between cats and people, and how they can each improve each other’s lives.

A new café in Springfield hopes to provide foster cats with an alternative route to adoption.

Columbia Gorge animal shelters are seeing a surge of dogs being surrendered by their owners amid a decline in adoption rates.

An electrical fire in Silverton Saturday night destroyed a home that housed a cat rescue, killing about 30 cats.

Several cat colonies in Oregon's coastal towns have closed as people turn to spaying, neutering and relocating instead.

A Corvallis animal shelter is taking a unique approach to helping cats find new homes: teaching them to high-five.

A Multnomah County program lets people "hire" feral cats to hunt rats and other pests.