Evidently there are different types of bartonella. The bartonella my cats
tested positive for was NOT hemobartonella, but I don't know what 'type' of
bartonella it was. It caused inflammation/problems with their gums.
tonya
MaryChristine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
check the archives, because it HAS been discussed--hemobart is one of those
things that seems to really be regional. one of my vets says that in the past
five years, a much higher than 50 percentage of cats in this area are testing
positive. are the tests just done more often? are they better tests? or is it
really more of a problem? she and i both feel it's probably all of the above....
i expect that you'll find a whole lot more info on the web now that when i
first encountered it in a non-FeLV cat back in 2000; in fact, i think they've
just changed its name--research published this week and noted in the winn
feline foundation rss feed.....
if i forget to remember to send the link in the next day or so, someone please
remind me!
if anyone has access to medline or pubmed, and can get us .pdf copies of
professional vet articles, there has been a lot of really neat stuff that's
come out in the past months--not all of it applicable to FeLV, tho some of it
is. i can get hard copies, but then i have to scan them, etc--and since it's a
friend doing me the favor of using her account, well, i can't very well say,
"um, change the format, please....."
MC
On Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 4:45 PM, Amy Weygandt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi All,
I really haven't been very active on this group over
the past couple years so I'm not sure whether this has
been discussed or not. I have a young child in my
home and this year my vet recommended having my leuk
positive cats tested for Bartonella. They are seen
every 6 months for full blood work ups. I have 5 cats
that have been here for several years and have never
had fleas in our home but tested anyways. Three have
been tested so far and two came back positive and are
on medication for 21 days. The other two are being
tested next week.
Just wanted to mention this as my cats have always
seemed healthy other than some mild gingivitis. Even
my one cat with perfect teeth and gums tested
positive. My vet said she just started testing for
this recently and they are seeing tons of positive
cases, almost 50% of those being tested are positive.
Do any of you have vets that have recommended this
testing? My vet is a dear friend and would never
recommend something just to make money. She was just
concerned because of our child and cat scratch fever.
Wanted to make sure others are aware that this disease
seems to be fairly common now as many of us take in
rescues, strays, etc. That's how I got all mine and
I'm guessing they have had this all along :( I feel
bad I didn't test sooner.
Amy
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