Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Treating bacterial skin infections in cats with antibiotics
By Wildermuth, Brett E et al.·Published in Clinical techniques in small animal practice·2006·Animal Dermatology Clinics of San Diego, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Feline pyoderma therapy.
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Plain-English summary
A 10.5-year-old male neutered domestic short hair cat was brought in for skin sores and crusty patches on his lips, which were diagnosed as feline pyoderma, a type of skin infection. The vet found bacteria and inflammation in the skin samples and started the cat on antibiotics. Two other cases of feline pyoderma in different domestic short hair cats were also treated successfully with similar antimicrobial therapy. All three cats showed improvement with the right antibiotic treatment based on their specific skin issues.
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Abstract
Feline pyoderma is a disease entity more prevalent than previously described. Diagnosis is made by finding bacteria in the presence of inflammatory cells or bacterial phagocytosis on routine cytological examination. Diseases leading to secondary bacterial pyoderma include allergic and inflammatory skin diseases, parasitosis, feline chin acne, and others. Lesions of feline pyoderma are variable and include crusted and eroded papules, pustules, furuncles, eroded to ulcerated plaques with variable exudation and crusting, and linear to nodular ulcerative granulomatous lesions. Three cases of feline pyoderma responsive to antimicrobial therapy are discussed: case 1, a 10.5-year-old male neutered domestic short hair with eosinophilic lip ulcer, case 2, a 7-year-old male neutered domestic short hair with multiple cutaneous eosinophilic plaques, and case 3, an 8-month-old male neutered domestic short hair cat with Pseudomonas dermatitis, vasculitis, and panniculitis. Antibiotic selection for treatment of feline pyoderma should be based on cytological examination, and culture and sensitivity in unresponsive cases.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16933482/