Thursday, July 1, 2010
What is Chlamydiosis?
Chlamydiosis is a bacterial infection that affects cats, causing the inside of the eyelid and the white part of the eye to become inflamed. Though it’s often relatively mild at first, affecting only one eye, this disease can progress to both eyes, leading to heavy discharge and such painful swelling that affected cats keep their eyes half closed.
The bacterium that causes chlamydiosis spreads mainly through direct cat-to-cat contact. Consequently, the cats most susceptible are kittens and older cats that live in close proximity to lots of other felines. Antibiotics are very effective against this infection, and a vaccine may also be useful to minimize its effects. But left untreated, chlamydiosis can become a chronic problem.
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