title: Mycoplasma felis arthritis in two cats.
abstract: This report describes the occurrence of non-weightbearing lameness caused by Mycoplasma felis monoarthritis in two, immunocompetent, European, shorthair adult cats with a suspected history of trauma. Clinical signs recurred after conservative treatment. The joints were treated surgically and M felis was identified as the causative agent for the monoarthritis. Medication with 10 mg/kg doxycycline twice daily was initiated according to susceptibility testing. One cat underwent further joint flushing after two weeks; both the cats recovered completely after eight and nine weeks, respectively. The findings suggest that M felis, in addition to being an agent associated with conjunctivitis in cats, is able to act as a pathogen in other tissues and cause arthritis even in immunocompetent cats.
authors.affiliation: Department for Small Animals and Horses, Clinic of Surgery and Ophthalmology, Institute of Bacteriology, Mycology and Hygiene, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Veterinärplatz 1, 1210 Wien, Austria.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liehmann
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Degasperi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Spergser
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Niebauer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D002415:Cats; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004318:Doxycycline