Hey all,
this is a really interesting article. I had always thought that bartonella species only caused disease in humans, one of which is Cat Scratch Disease.
However this past weekend while helping with a rescue and placement of a senior stray I was made aware of this disease.
Seems Bartonella can cause plasma cell stomatitis ( causing tooth loss) as well as Uveitis and nasty skin lesions. The cat we rescued looked just like the senior cat in the last photos.
http://www.jaaha.org/cgi/content/full/40/1/6
Just wanted to put this out there in case anyone comes across this in one of their cats or especially while doing TNR.
this is a really interesting article. I had always thought that bartonella species only caused disease in humans, one of which is Cat Scratch Disease.
However this past weekend while helping with a rescue and placement of a senior stray I was made aware of this disease.
Seems Bartonella can cause plasma cell stomatitis ( causing tooth loss) as well as Uveitis and nasty skin lesions. The cat we rescued looked just like the senior cat in the last photos.
http://www.jaaha.org/cgi/content/full/40/1/6
Just wanted to put this out there in case anyone comes across this in one of their cats or especially while doing TNR.
