title: Bordetella bronchiseptica infections in cats.
abstract: Eleven cats from 10 different households or catteries were diagnosed with Bordetella bronchiseptica (B. bronchiseptica) infections. Seven cases proved fatal, in which B. bronchiseptica pneumonia was a primary or significant cause of death. The majority of cases (seven of 11) were in kittens less than eight weeks old. A universal complaint was coughing. Bacterial cultures from transtracheal washes or lung tissue were successful in diagnosing bordetellosis in all cases. This report indicates that B. bronchiseptica should be a consideration in a cat presenting with a primary complaint of coughing and may be a relatively common disease in catteries or shelter environments.
authors.affiliation: Oklahoma Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater 74078, USA.
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Welsh
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001885:Bordetella Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D016950:Bordetella bronchiseptica / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002415:Cats; D005260:Female; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male