Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Arthritis from Mycoplasma felis infection in two adult cats
By Liehmann, L et al.·Published in The Journal of small animal practice·2006·Department for Small Animals and Horses·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Mycoplasma felis arthritis in two cats.
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Plain-English summary
Two adult European shorthair cats were brought in for non-weightbearing lameness in their legs, likely due to a previous injury. After initial treatment didn’t help, the veterinarian performed surgery and discovered that Mycoplasma felis was causing the arthritis. They started the cats on doxycycline, an antibiotic, and one cat received additional joint flushing two weeks later. Both cats fully recovered after eight and nine weeks, showing that Mycoplasma felis can cause arthritis in healthy cats, not just eye infections.
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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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