Persky Meredith E, Jafarey Yousuf S, Christoff Sarah E, Maddox Dewey D, Stowell Stephanie A, Norton Terry M
J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2020 Feb 1;256(3):362-364. doi: 10.2460/javma.256.3.362.
A free-ranging male bobcat () was evaluated because of signs of pelvic limb paralysis.
Physical examination of the anesthetized animal revealed tick infestation, normal mentation, and a lack of evidence of traumatic injuries. Radiography revealed no clinically relevant abnormalities. Hematologic analysis results were generally unremarkable, and serologic tests for exposure to feline coronavirus, FeLV, FIV, and were negative. Results of PCR assays for flea- and common tick-borne organisms other than were negative.
Ticks were manually removed, and the patient received supportive care and fipronil treatment. The bobcat made a full recovery within 72 hours after treatment for ticks, and a presumptive diagnosis of tick paralysis was made. Identified tick species included , and .
To the authors' knowledge, tick paralysis has not previously been reported in felids outside Australia. This disease should be considered a differential diagnosis in felids, including exotic cats, with signs of neuromuscular disease of unknown etiopathogenesis.
一只自由放养的雄性短尾猫因出现后肢麻痹症状而接受评估。
对麻醉状态下的动物进行体格检查发现有蜱虫寄生，精神状态正常，且无创伤性损伤迹象。X线检查未发现临床相关异常。血液学分析结果总体无明显异常，针对猫冠状病毒、猫白血病病毒、猫免疫缺陷病毒以及[此处原文缺失一种病毒名称]的血清学检测均为阴性。针对除[此处原文缺失一种蜱虫传播的病原体名称]之外的跳蚤和常见蜱虫传播病原体的聚合酶链反应检测结果为阴性。
手动清除蜱虫，患者接受了支持性护理和氟虫腈治疗。短尾猫在接受蜱虫治疗后72小时内完全康复，并做出了蜱虫麻痹的初步诊断。鉴定出的蜱虫种类包括[此处原文缺失蜱虫种类名称]和[此处原文缺失蜱虫种类名称]。
据作者所知，此前在澳大利亚以外的猫科动物中尚未有蜱虫麻痹的报道。对于出现病因不明的神经肌肉疾病症状的猫科动物，包括外来猫种，应将这种疾病视为鉴别诊断的一种可能。
