Mycoplasma Infection in Cats
Mycoplasma species have been isolated in our laboratory from cats with URTD Veir et al 2004 and have been detected at a higher rate in cats with URTD than normal cats by other authors Bannasch and Foley 2005. Feline hemotrophic mycoplasmosis FHM is the name of a relatively uncommon infection of cats. Pin On Cat Diseases It can affect multiple organs and in turn create a wide array of associated disorders. . Mycoplasma species are considered commensal bacteria of the conjunctiva and the upper respiratory tract of cats and hence their role as a primary pathogen is difficult to determine. There are three main species that are distributed worldwide with. Some of the cats with anemia from other causes. Hemotropic mycoplasma infection may have been incidental or one of many factors contributing to anemia in some of the cats. Cats which have been infected with haemoplasmas may remain carriers of the organism for long periods and ...