Cleo, center, did not drink the milk and remained healthy. Cats may be particularly susceptible to bird flu, according to an FDA statement in December. More Joseph Journell/AP Journell said he had ...

Alexander gained three or four pounds after several weeks of drinking the milk. Journell then began giving it to all of his cats. All but one — a shy, young female named Cleopatra — took to it.

A California man whose two cats died after drinking raw milk recalled for bird flu risk says he meant to keep his beloved pets healthy, but his efforts tragically backfired. “It’s horrible ...

Journell regularly fed his cats raw milk from Raw Farm. The oldest cat, Alexander, died on Thanksgiving Day, followed two days later by Tuxedo. Big Boy spent eight days in a veterinarian hospital.

The cats were kept indoors, with no access to potentially infected birds, and ate conventional, not raw, pet food, the owner said. Journell said he had been drinking Raw Farm milk himself for ...

(AP) — A California man whose two cats died after drinking raw milk recalled for bird flu risk says he meant to keep his beloved pets healthy, but his efforts tragically backfired.

"After a couple days I noticed they weren't eating their wet food and also not drinking the milk I offered to them after that," Journell said. "My oldest cat Alexander, he jumped up on the bed and ...

He said he started sharing it with his cats last year, when the oldest — Alexander, 14 — began losing weight. He thought the raw milk might help. Journell said it did: Alexander gained three or four ...