Presumptive hemophagocytic syndrome associated with co‐infections with FIV, Toxoplasma gondii, and Candidatus mycoplasma haemominutum in an adult cat

Abstract

A 9-year-old neutered male domestic short-hair cat that lived in a controlled and enclosed colony was presented to the Teaching Hospital-Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Lusófona University, for "not doing well" with a 72-h history of vomiting and a 1-month history of hyporexia, worsening to anorexia over time and weight loss. Five years prior to admission, the cat was diagnosed with feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) infection by a point-of-care (POC) ELISA test (SNAP FIV/FeLV Combo Test, IDEXX Laboratories, Westbrook, USA). At presentation, the physical examination was unremarkable, including the body temperature. All the procedures were accepted by the cat owner. The CBC (BC-5300Vet, Mindray