Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Treatment of cytauxzoonosis in cats with diminazene or imidocarb
By Greene, C E et al.·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1999·Department of Small Animal Medicine, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Administration of diminazene aceturate or imidocarb dipropionate for treatment of cytauxzoonosis in cats.
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- cat
Plain-English summary
A group of cats showing signs of illness from a serious tick-borne disease called cytauxzoonosis were treated with either diminazene aceturate or imidocarb dipropionate. Out of seven cats, six responded well to the treatment after receiving two injections, while one cat unfortunately died after the first injection of diminazene. Supportive care, including fluids and heparin, helped manage complications like dehydration. Atropine was also used successfully to help one cat recover from side effects of the imidocarb treatment.
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Abstract
Bobcats (Lynx rufus) are the reservoir hosts for Cytauxzoon felis, the causative agent of cytauxzoonosis. Cytauxzoonosis is a highly fatal tickborne blood protozoal disease of domestic and exotic cats. Treatment of clinically affected cats has generally been unrewarding. In our report, 6 of 7 cats had signs of illness and laboratory findings indicative of cytauxzoonosis and were successfully treated with 2 i.m. injections of diminazene aceturate or imidocarb dipropionate (2 mg/kg [0.9 mg/lb] of body weight, each). One cat died after the first injection of diminazene. Additional treatment with isotonic fluids i.v. and heparin s.c. were used as supportive care for dehydration and disseminated intravascular coagulation that were detected by laboratory testing between diminazene or imidocarb treatments. Atropine was effective in recovery and preventing adverse reactions associated with imidocarb treatment of 1 cat.
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