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Case Reports
. 2018 Mar;59(3):307-310.

Concomitant feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) and Mycoplasma haemofelis in a barn cat

Alejandra Ceballos-Vasquez  1
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Case Reports

Concomitant feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) and Mycoplasma haemofelis in a barn cat

Alejandra Ceballos-Vasquez. Can Vet J. 2018 Mar.

Abstract
in English, French

A 5-year-old male barn cat was presented with lethargy and excessive bleeding following castration. The patient developed hemolytic anemia and diagnostic tests revealed infection with feline immunodeficiency virus and Mycoplasma haemofelis. This case serves as a reminder of the importance of testing for infectious diseases and educating owners on feline infectious disease prevention and management.

Présence concomitante du virus de l’immunodéficience féline (FIV) et de Mycoplasma hæmofelis chez un chat de grange. Un chat de grange mâle âgé de 5 ans a été présenté avec de l’abattement et des saignements excessifs après la castration. Le patient a développé de l’anémie hémolytique et le diagnostic a révélé l’infection par le virus de l’immunodéficience féline et Mycoplasma hæmofelis. Ce cas peut servir de rappel de l’importance du dépistage de la présence de maladies infectieuses et de l’éducation des propriétaires sur la prévention et la gestion des maladies infectieuses félines.(Traduit par Isabelle Vallières).

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Figure 1
Blood smear showing the presence of small cellular bodies. Peripheral blood stained with Diff-Quick at 100× magnification. The dotted area has been zoomed in the rectangle. Arrows point to blue epi-cellular bodies.
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Figure 2
Lateral and ventro-dorsal radiographs showing cranio-ventral and caudo-dorsal interstitial to alveolar pattern. Also, an irregularly marginated soft tissue structure (white arrow) was observed in the right caudal lung lobe.
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