Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with Salmonella lung infection but no gut symptoms
By Rodriguez, C O et al.·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1993·Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Salmonella choleraesuis pneumonia in a cat without signs of gastrointestinal tract disease.
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Plain-English summary
An 8-year-old cat developed pneumonia caused by Salmonella bacteria, but surprisingly, there were no signs of stomach issues. The vet diagnosed the pneumonia by taking samples from the cat's lungs. Initially, the cat improved with a medication called sulfamethoxazole trimethoprim, but symptoms returned when the owner had trouble giving the medicine. Switching to ampicillin and then amoxicillin successfully cleared up the pneumonia completely. It's thought that the cat might have caught the infection during a dental procedure or from another animal.
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Abstract
Primary Salmonella choleraesuis pneumonia without enteric manifestations was diagnosed in an 8-year-old cat. The diagnosis was based on culture of the organism from bronchial brushings. Pathogens were not isolated from multiple fecal samples. The cat initially responded to treatment with sulfamethoxazole trimethoprim, but relapsed after the owner discontinued treatment because of difficulty in administration. Treatment with ampicillin, followed by amoxicillin, resulted in complete resolution of all pulmonary infiltrates. Possible mechanisms of Salmonella infection in this cat included nosocomial infection from a nonclinical carrier, as well as Salmonella bacteremia initiated during a dental procedure performed prior to the onset of clinical signs of pneumonia.
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