The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is warning the public to not feed their pets Monarch Raw Pet Food after the bird flu virus was found in the product. The food was sold at several farmers markets in California. You can see a list of the farmers markets where the pet food was sold at the Monarch web site. There is no mention of this issue on the Monarch site. A house cat that ate the food has been confirmed sick with the H5 bird flu. Four other house cats from the same household are presumed to be positive for the virus after eating this product. Public health officials found the virus in product samples. Cats infected with H5 bird flu can develop severe illness that may include neurologic signs, respiratory signs, or liver disease that can rapidly progress to … [Read more...]