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==Clinical signs==
==Clinical signs==
Infected cats most commonly present for lethargy and decreased appetite. Physical examination findings can include signs of anaemia, such as mucous membrane pallor, tachypnoea and tachycardia, elevated temperature and occasionally [[Icterus|jaundice]]. 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 splenomagaly and [[Icterus|jaundice]]. Pyrexia is frequently intermittent and spikes when parasite numbers are highest <sup>3</sup>. The anaemia can be severe and rapidly fatal in some cases.
==Diagnosis==
==Diagnosis==
==References==
==References==
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#Sykes, JE (2010) Feline Hemotropic Mycoplasmas '''Vet Clinics of North America Small Animal''' pp. 1157-1170
#Sykes, JE (2010) Feline Hemotropic Mycoplasmas '''Vet Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice''' pp. 1157-1170
#Hagiwara, MK (2009) Anemia in Cats: Is It Mycoplasma? '''Proceedings of the 34th World Small Animal Veterinary Congress'''
#Hagiwara, MK (2009) Anemia in Cats: Is It Mycoplasma? '''Proceedings of the 34th World Small Animal Veterinary Congress'''
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#Ettinger, S.J, Feldman, E.C. (2005) '''Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine''' (6th edition, volume 2)''W.B. Saunders Company''
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Merck & Co (2008) '''The Merck Veterinary Manual''' (Eighth Edition) ''Merial''
Merck & Co (2008) '''The Merck Veterinary Manual''' (Eighth Edition) ''Merial''