Toxoplasma encephalitis in a cat

Authors: Kyle RJ
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 23, Issue 1-2, pp 13-14, Jan 1975
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Cat, Companion animal
Subject Terms: Reproduction, Nervous system/neurology, Protozoa, Disease/defect, Zoonosis, Infectious disease, Public health
Article class: Correspondence

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Abstract: I wish to report this rare finding in a 3½ year-old cat. The animal concerned was a neutered male domestic cat. History revealed that the cat had been missing for 4 days, and had not eaten after arriving home. On clinical examination the animal was listless, temperature 39.4°C. Abdominal palpation was resented especially in the renal area. A tentative diagnosis of acute nephritis was made, treatmenst given, and the animal hospitalized…

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