Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Update on Feline Hemoplasmosis.
- Journal:
- The Veterinary clinics of North America. Small animal practice
- Year:
- 2019
- Authors:
- Barker, Emi N
- Affiliation:
- University of Bristol · United Kingdom
- Species:
- cat
Plain-English summary
Feline hemoplasmosis is an infection caused by certain types of bacteria that can lead to a condition called hemolytic anemia, where the cat's red blood cells are destroyed faster than they can be made. Different species of these bacteria can infect cats, and some cats can carry the infection without showing symptoms. If a cat is diagnosed with this infection, veterinarians can prescribe specific antibiotics to help treat it. While many cats start to feel better quickly with treatment, it often doesn't completely eliminate the infection on the first try. There is now a treatment plan available that can help clear the most serious type of this infection in cats.
Abstract
"The wall-less, hemotropic, mycoplasma species Mycoplasma haemofelis, "Candidatus Mycoplasma turicensis" and, to a lesser extent, "Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum" have the potential to induce clinical hemolytic anemia in infected cats. Prevalence varies markedly between infecting species, complicated by a chronic carrier state. Accurate and prompt confirmation of infection and identification of the infecting hemoplasma species enables appropriate antibiotics (eg, tetracycline; fluoroquinolone) to be prescribed. Although cats with hemoplasmosis respond rapidly to antibiosis and supportive care, initial monotherapy treatment rarely results in clearance of infection. A protocol now exists for the clearance of the most pathogenic feline hemoplasma M haemofelis."
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