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Table 1 Patient characteristics of the five cats infected with Cytauxzoon sp

From: First report of Cytauxzoon sp. infection in domestic cats in Switzerland: natural and transfusion-transmitted infections

Case number

Date of presentation

Geographical location

Outdoor access

No. of other cats in household

Breed

Gender

Age (months)

Anamnesis

Clinical examination findings

1

21.07.14

Montignez

yes

2

DSH

f

2

Inappetence, lethargy

Pallor, tachycardia, tachypnoea

2

22.07.14

Montignez

yes

2

DSH

m

2

No clinical signs

Pallor, tachycardia

3

22.07.14

Montignez

yes

2

DSH

f

2

No clinical signs

Pallor, tachycardia

4

14.11.15

Vallorbe

no a

2

DSH

f

13

Anorexia, lethargy, weight loss

Pallor, lethargy, underweight, tachycardia, tachypnoea, heart murmur

5

14.11.15

Vallorbe

yes

0

DSH

mc

28

No clinical signs

Unremarkable

  1. Abbreviations: DSH domestic shorthair, f female intact, m male intact, mc male castrated
  2. anot since three-months of age