title: Natural Clostridium botulinum type C toxicosis in a group of cats.
abstract: Clinical signs of botulism were observed in a group of eight cats, four of which died, after being fed pelican carrion. Clostridium botulinum type C was isolated from one cat. The microorganism and its toxin were found in the pelican. This is apparently the first report of natural botulism in cats.
authors.affiliation: Kimron Veterinary Institute, Bet Dagan, Israel. elad@agri.huji.ac.il
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Elad
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yas-Natan
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Aroch
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Shamir
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kleinbart
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hadash
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chaffer
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Greenberg
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shlosberg
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed; D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D001717:Birds / Q000382:microbiology*; D001905:Botulinum Toxins / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D001906:Botulism / Q000662:veterinary*; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D002415:Cats; D047968:Clostridium botulinum type C / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005516:Food Microbiology; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D001905:Botulinum Toxins; C096324:botulinum toxin type C