Occurrence of Haemobartonellosis in a Cat

Haemobartonellosis is caused by Haemobartonella felis , which occurs on the surface of red blood cells of cats. Occurrence of H. felis in an eight months old domestic short haired cat at Chennai, Tamil Nadu was reported. Based on clinical signs and blood smear examination the case was diagnosed as feline infectious anaemia caused by Mycoplasma haemofelis ( H. felis ). The infected cat was treated orally with doxycycline at a dose of 10 mg/kg once daily for 21 days.