The Feline Blood Parasite Hemobart

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Hi to all,

I am seeking a cutting edge therapy to help with a blood sucking

parasite that has attached itself to my Maine Coon cat and which is

causing him untold suffering with severe anemia and weakness. The

conventional approach of antibiotics doesn't seem to be having an impact.

Some background on this bugger:

FIA is caused by an epicellular RBC rickettsial parasite,

Haemobartonella felis (termed Eperythrozoon felis in Europe and

Australia). ntly been proposed to move this organism to the genus

Mycoplasma. It is gram-negative and nonacid-fast and reproduces by

binary fission. In blood smears, H felis typically appear as cocci in

thick areas of the film and as rings or rods in thin areas. The

dimensions vary from 0.2-1 µm in diameter for the coccoid forms and up

to 3 µm in length for the rod forms.

http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/10406.htm

Will the Godzilla help Jessie? Is there anyone on the board who has

any ideas of something that could possibly cure this incredible cat

who is suffering so?

Thanks for any insight.

Joy