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Pneumonia associated with Mycoplasma spp in three cats
Author(s) -
FOSTER SF,
BARRS VR,
MARTIN P.,
MALIK R.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1998.tb10178.x
Subject(s) - cats , pneumonia , bronchoalveolar lavage , respiratory tract , medicine , mycoplasma , bronchitis , chronic bronchitis , mycoplasma pneumoniae , respiratory disease , respiratory system , immunology , pathology , lung , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
Mycoplasma spp were isolated in pure culture from bronchoalveolar lavage specimens from three cats with clinical, cytological and radiographic signs of bron‐chopneumonia or suppurative bronchitis. Predisposing factors were not identified in the first case, the second cat had oesophageal hypomotility, while the third cat had been exposed to cigarette smoke and had advanced periodontal disease. Respiratory signs resolved promptly and completely in all cases following antimicrobial therapy directed against mycoplasmas. Mycoplasma spp are possible causes of lower respiratory tract disease in cats and this should be considered when selecting empirical therapy for feline airway disease and pneumonia. In some situations mycoplasmas may behave as primary lower respiratory tract pathogens in cats.