Brooklyn Kitten has contracted avian flu from another infected cat

A Brooklyn kitten was identified as the second confirmed feline victim of the Avian flu in New York – after contracted the contagion from another infected cat.

Valentino, an internal shorthair of 1 year, was technical The first cat of the great Apple who died from the H5N1 virus After suffering an emergency euthanasia on February 1, Dr. Natara Loose from the Bushwick neighborhood veterinarian told The Post.

His case was confirmed only this week after a second cat, an 8 -month -old Kisa West Sidegave up on the same fate.

“Legitim, if this little kitten had not been died recently and if it had not been confirmed this week, I would still be in the process, probably for an unknown period of time, not to know how Valentino obtained or how he died … No one would have put it there, so it is a good news for the public,” Valentin’s veterinarian explained.

Valentino was asleep just 24 hours after registering a 106 -degree fever that throws the jaw.

Little Lifelong Black Kitten was his active and curious self in the earlier days, but Loose became worried when he was hiding in the Bushwick veterinarian, which he called home.

Valentino – whose condition was already delicate due to diabetes – was put on antibiotics and liquids and checked several infections, but did not respond to anything.

The internal shorthair was in a hurry at an animal hospital on January 31 and was subjected to a procedure, but it was too late.

“I was euthanized and he was here. He kissed him, “Loose said in a social video, indicating that he was holding Valentino almost when he was slept.

The suspecting of the cause of death of the beloved Pisoi, Valentino submitted for a necropsy, where it was confirmed that every organ of his body was infected by the flu of the bird through the dressed food.

However, government officials were suspect, because Valentino did not consume any raw meat – which caused the deaths of at least 85 US cats in 2022.

A second great death feline last month – which experts think it was caused by ingestion of the gross brand of savage food, causing investigators to wonder if any of the patients from Loose had a history with the brand.

Subsequent research revealed that Valentino contracted the virus from a third cat, “Cat C”, which was in a hurry in the neighborhood a few days before Valentino’s death.

“That cat had a light fever. Without respiratory signs, just a little uncomfortable in the belly and left home the next day completely normal, ”said Loose.

“I read the history of the cat and the cat had eaten the same food.”

On Friday, Audrey Brady, the owner of Savage Cat, told The Post that the company’s ingredients are inspected USDA and are monitored for H5/H7 viruses. The raw brand of the brand were Reminded in February after a potential connection to another infection, which was later proven negative.

Although Valentino lives at the Veterinary Bureau, he had no direct contact as he is, Loose said, which caused him to believe that the avian flu was transmitted through the air.

Neither free nor none of her employees contracted the avian influenza, despite their close contact with Valentino, especially in the heartbreaking times.

“I think Cats-to-Human will be quite rare or very, very, very low, because we were all a very direct contact with it,” said Loose.

There have been no cases of bird flu in people in New York, the city’s health department confirmed.

There was no official recalls for Savage Cat Foods, although the health department advises New York to not feed their pets or any raw meat or dairy products.