Anaerobic bacterial pericardial effusion in a cat caused by Peptostreptococcus can be successfully treated with antibiotic therapy.
May support antibiotic therapy for Peptostreptococcus pericardial effusion in cats; extends sparse evidence but remains hypothesis-generating.
A 9-year-old male cat was presented for evaluation of chronic weight loss and was subsequently diagnosed with pericardial effusion. The effusion was quantified as a septic exudate caused by the anaerobic bacterium Peptostreptococcus. Antibiotic therapy resulted in complete resolution of the pericardial effusion. As Peptostreptococcus is a common oral bacterium and the cat had a previous dental procedure, it is speculated that the pericardial effusion was secondary to bacteraemia from the dental procedure.
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