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Feline Infectious Anaemia (view source)
Revision as of 13:06, 27 August 2012
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==Clinical signs==
==Clinical signs==
Infected cats most commonly present for lethargy and decreased appetite. Physical examination findings are non-specific and can include signs of anaemia, such as mucous membrane pallor, tachypnoea and tachycardia, pyrexia, and occasionally splenomagaly and [[Icterus|jaundice]]. Pyrexia is frequently intermittent and spikes when parasite numbers are highest <ref name="Wardrop"></ref>. The anaemia can be severe and rapidly fatal in some cases.
Infected cats most commonly present for lethargy and decreased appetite. Physical examination findings are non-specific and can include signs of anaemia, such as mucous membrane pallor, tachypnoea and tachycardia, pyrexia, and occasionally splenomegaly and [[Icterus|jaundice]]. Pyrexia is frequently intermittent and spikes when parasite numbers are highest <ref name="Wardrop"></ref>. The anaemia can be severe and rapidly fatal in some cases.
==Differential diagnosis==
==Differential diagnosis==