Astéria Mycoplasma felis

Mycoplasma felis is a bacterium that appears to be part of the normal flora of cats’ upper respiratory tract. Nevertheless, it can be identified in cats showing clinical signs or in healthy cats living with infected animals. Considered one of the main opportunistic pathogens of the upper respiratory tract, it is also found in co-infection with herpes virus and Chlamydia felis. Clinical signs include runny eyes or nose, coughing, sneezing, conjunctivitis with swelling of the conjunctival mucosa, lethargy and anorexia, and difficulty breathing. Mycoplasma felis can also reach the lower respiratory tract and cause associated symptoms such as tachypnoea or fever. Treatment resulting from infection with Mycoplasma felis involves the use of a suitable antibiotic treatment, preferably one that does not target the cell wall, as mycoplasmas lack one.