Avian Influenza (Bird Flu): What Pet Owners Need to Know
Avian Influenza (Bird Flu): What Pet Owners Need to Know
On April 2, 2025, Dr. Ann Hohenhaus, Senior Veterinarian and Director of Pet Health Information at AMC, discussed the ongoing bird flu outbreak—how it spreads among wild birds and domestic poultry, and what it means for pets. Learn about the potential risks, the latest developments, and the steps you can take to help protect your pets from this potentially deadly disease.
With special guest Dr. Sally Slavinski, Public Health Veterinarian at the New York City Health Department, who shared insights from investigating recent bird flu cases in NYC cats.
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Speaker
Ann Hohenhaus, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM, Oncology)
Director of Pet Health Information at the Schwarzman Animal Medical Center
Dr. Ann Hohenhaus is a third-generation veterinarian, double board-certified in Oncology and Small Animal Internal Medicine. As AMC’s Director of Pet Health Information, she writes AMC’s weekly blog, hosts a monthly “Ask the Vet” podcast, which was a finalist for a 2025 Maxwell Medallion from the Dog Writer’s Association of American. She speaks regularly to national news media about animal health. In addition, she has contributed widely to research articles and textbooks, lectures internationally, and has won prestigious awards for her work in both veterinary medicine and journalism. DVM 360 recognized her as a Veterinary Hero in 2024. In 2021, she joined the influential World Small Animal Veterinary Association’s Oncology Working Group, which she currently chairs.
Dr. Hohenhaus is an active participant in AMC’s research mission and has written extensively in the veterinary literature. She is listed as an author on numerous publications in PubMed in the disciplines of oncology, internal medicine, and transfusion medicine, including: squamous cell carcinoma, mast cell tumors, melanoma, exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, and anemia. She authored many veterinary textbook chapters and is currently investigating immunotherapy for hemangiosarcoma in dogs. Dr. Hohenhaus lectures nationally and internationally, most recently in Madrid, Spain and Lisbon, Portugal.
In her spare time, Dr. Hohenhaus raises foster kittens as a member of the ASPCA Foster Kitten Team.
