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| | ===Treatment=== | | ===Treatment=== |
| − | *Doxycycline for 3 weeks early in the course of the disease
| + | Infected cats should be treated with doxycycline for 3 weeks twice daily. Enrofloxacin is also a good treatment choice especially in refractory cases when combined with doxycycline. |
| − | *Blood transfusion
| + | A blood transfusion may be required in some severe cases of anaemia. |
| − | *Flea control
| + | As blood sucking endoparasites such as Fleas are thought to spread disease the animal should also recieve flea treatment. |
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| | ==Prognosis== | | ==Prognosis== |