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==Prognosis==

==Prognosis==

Within two to three days of clindamycin or trimethoprim-sulphonamide administration, pyrexia and many other acute signs should begin to resolve. Animals with these clinical signs have a good prognosis. If a response is not seen within this time period, an alternative anti-''Toxoplasma'' drug should be considered. However, anti-''Toxoplasma'' drugs are unlikely to completely eradicate the organism from the host, and so recurrences are common.

respond within the first two to three days of clindamycin

 

or trimethoprim-sulphonamide administration; ocular

Ocular and CNS toxoplasmosis respond more slowly to therapy and carry a worse prognosis. Some neuromuscular signs may be persistent due to permanent nervous damage.

and CNS toxoplasmosis respond more slowly to therapy.

 

If fever or muscle hyperaesthesia are not lessening after

Animals with hepatic or pulmonary disease have a poor prognosis. This form of disease is generally seen in immunocompromised animals.

three days of treatment, an alternate anti-Toxoplasma

drug should be administered or other causes for the clinical

syndrome considered. It is unlikely that currently

available anti-Toxoplasma drugs can completely eliminate

the organism and so recurrences are common -

particularly in cats treated for less than four weeks.

have a good prognosis. Cats with ocular or CNS toxoplasmosis

have a guarded prognosis. The prognosis is poor for

cats with hepatic or pulmonary disease caused by organism

replication, particularly immunocompromised cats.

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