Bartonella and hemobartonella are 2 different things, are you sure he
has bartonella and not hemobartonella?
Here are some good reads on Bartonella:
http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body_bartonella.html
http://www.natvetlab.com/PDF/catownerbrochure.pdf
http://cats.about.com/cs/healthissues/a/urihelp.htm
http://www.manhattancats.com/Articles/truth_about_bartonella.htm
http://www.manhattancats.com/Articles/truth_about_bartonella.htm
I just read some of these and Baileys symptoms were lethargy,
inappetence and on occasion fever. I don't see anemia on any of the
pages I read, I didn't read all of them all the way through though.
Here are some resources on Hemobartonella:
http://ww.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=1+1316&aid=292
Here is a little blurb from that page, sounds like what is going on with
your little guy:
In the cat, the disease can run the spectrum from being very mild,
with no symptoms or only a slight anemia
<javascript:popupWin1('/dictionary_term.cfm?term=anemia', 50, 50, 350,
300)>, to a disease that is very severe. Signs often include
depression, loss of appetite, and dehydration. If severe, the
pronounced anemia could result in weight loss, pale mucous membranes,
weakness, fast heart and respiratory rates, jaundice
<javascript:popupWin1('/dictionary_term.cfm?term=jaundice', 50, 50,
350, 300)>, and death. Some owners report their cats start eating
litter or dirt. Cats who are infected with Feline Leukemia Virus
(FeLV)
<http://ww.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=1&cat=1316&articleid=211>
are more likely to have severe disease. Without therapy, some cats
with haemobartonellosis die from the severe anemia.
Another blurb about hos hard it is to detect and why it is missed many,
many times even when a cat does have it:
Sometimes the organism can be seen inside cells on a blood smear. To
find them, a small drop of blood is spread over a microscope slide,
stained and examined under the microscope. *The number of organisms in
the bloodstream can fluctuate dramatically. There can be many observed
in one sample, and a sample taken two hours later may reveal none.* A
polyermase chain reaction (PCR) blood test to detect these hemotropic
mycoplasmas in cats is available.
http://www.geocities.com/pvis1960/hemobartonella.html
http://www.vin.com/proceedings/Proceedings.plx?CID=WSAVA2004&PID=8682&O=Generic
http://www.cat-world.com.au/FelineInfectiousAnaemia.htm
These should help figure out what is going on with your kitty. Please
think about asking your vet about putting kitty on doxy. It may just
save your babies life and if you do put kitty on doxy make sure it is
for a minimum of 4 to 6 weeks and it may take even longer, it can be
very stubborn to get rid of.
--
Belinda
happiness is being owned by cats ...
http://bemikitties.com
http://BelindaSauro.com
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