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==Feline infectious anaemia==
==Feline infectious anaemia==
*Recoverd cats become carriers
*Recoverd cats become carriers
===Clinical signs===
**Peracute disease is associated with severe anaemia and immunosuppression, and can be rapidly fatal
**Peracute disease is associated with severe anaemia and immunosuppression, and can be rapidly fatal
**Fever, anaemia, depression, weakness and jaundice occur in the acute form
**Fever, anaemia, depression, weakness and jaundice occur in the acute form
**Severe feline infectious anaemia may occur in the presence of feline leukaemia virus
**Severe feline infectious anaemia may occur in the presence of feline leukaemia virus
===Diagnosis===
**Organism intermittently seen on the surface of red blood cells in Giemsa-stained blood smears
**Organism intermittently seen on the surface of red blood cells in Giemsa-stained blood smears
**Immunofluorescence of blood smears
**Immunofluorescence of blood smears
**Reduced packed cell volume; regenerative anaemia
**Reduced packed cell volume; regenerative anaemia
===Treatment===
**Doxycycline for 3 weeks early in the course of the disease
**Doxycycline for 3 weeks early in the course of the disease
**Blood transfusion
**Blood transfusion