Hi Amy,
I sent this link to you this morning, I quoted some of the info
there below but there is much more to read on the website:
https://www.vetcentric.com/reference/encycEntry.cfm?ENTRY=88&COLLECTION=EncycIllness&MODE=full
*AffectedAnimals:*
Essentially all cats have the potential to be infected with
/Haemobartonella felis/. *Cats infected with feline leukemia virus
appear to be at higher risk for infection and are likely to have more
severe signs of illness.*
/Haemobartonella/ should be considered as a possibility in any anemic
cat or any cat with evidence of hemolysis. The diagnosis is based on
microscopic identification of /H. felis/ on a blood smear. Since the
appearance of /H. felis/ on red blood cells is cyclical, the organisms
may not be present all the time. In many cases, treatment is begun
even if the diagnosis is only suspected and not confirmed.
I also know of many kitties on the Feline Anemia list I'm on who have
tested negative several times but turned out to have it, 5 times is the
most negative results I have seen on the list but this was over a month
or so period of time not years.
--
Belinda
happiness is being owned by cats ...
http://bemikitties.com
http://BelindaSauro.com
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