Feline Chlamydiosis

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Diagnosis is usually based on clinical symptoms, as well as the cat's medical history. Several tests can detect C. psittaci in the cat's eye discharge and confirm the diagnosis. They involve using cotton or gauze to collect eye discharge samples from the conjunctiva.



Swab samples can be stained with a special dye that identifies inclusion bodies (structures inside the nucleus of bacteria-infected cells). Inclusion bodies are more numerous during the first 4 to 7 days of clinical disea...Read the full article