PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - On Dec. 24, a house cat in Washington County died after eating raw frozen pet food, the Oregon Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at Oregon State University confirmed.

The Oregon Department of Agriculture released a statement announcing that Morasch Meat's Northwest Natural brand 2 lb. Turkey Recipe raw & frozen pet food tested positive for the highly contagious H5N1 bird flu virus.

"We are confident that this cat contracted H5N1 by eating the Northwest Naturals raw and frozen pet food," said ODA State Veterinarian Dr. Ryan Scholtz. "This cat was strictly an indoor cat; it was not exposed to the virus in its environment, and results from the genome sequencing confirmed that the virus recovered from the raw pet food and infected cat were exact matches to each other."

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Morasch Meats, a Portland-based company, is voluntarily recalling its Northwest Naturals brand 2 lb. Feline Turkey Recipe raw and frozen pet food. The recalled product is packaged in 2-pound plastic bags with "Best if used by" dates of 05/21/26 B10 and 06/23/2026 B1.

The product was sold nationwide and in BC, Canada.

The Oregon Health Authority and local public health officials are monitoring members of the household who had contact with the cat for symptoms.

To date, no human cases of bird flu have been linked to this case and transmission of bird flu remains low, according to authorities.