Mycoplasma felis arthritis in two cats |
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| Authors: | Liehmann L Degasperi B Spergser J Niebauer G W |
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| Affiliation: | Department for Small Animals and Horses, Clinic of Surgery and Ophthalmology, Institute of Bacteriology, Mycology and Hygiene, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Veterin?rplatz 1, 1210 Wien, Austria. |
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| Abstract: | This report describes the occurrence of non-weightbearing lameness caused by Mycoplasma felis monoarthritis in two, immunocompetent, European, shorthair adult cats with a suspected history of trauma. Clinical signs recurred after conservative treatment. The joints were treated surgically and M felis was identified as the causative agent for the monoarthritis. Medication with 10 mg/kg doxycycline twice daily was initiated according to susceptibility testing. One cat underwent further joint flushing after two weeks; both the cats recovered completely after eight and nine weeks, respectively. The findings suggest that M felis, in addition to being an agent associated with conjunctivitis in cats, is able to act as a pathogen in other tissues and cause arthritis even in immunocompetent cats. |
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