2018 ACVIM Forum Research Abstract Program: Seattle, Washington, June 14 - 15, 2018

Records from thirty-three dogs and eight cats were reviewed. The most common indications for vancomycin included infections involving the integument (10/41, 24.4%) or hepatobiliary systems (8/41, 19 .5%), endocarditis (6/41, 14.6%) , and infected orthopedic implants (6/41, 14.6% The medical records data base (IDEXX) was searched for feline cases that had blood evaluated in a PCR assay that amplifies DNA of Bartonella spp. and also had results available from a complete blood cell count completed concurrently. The cases were first classified as those being tested as blood donors and those that were suspected to be clinically ill and then samples from states with low risk for C. felis were Since other clinical information like use of flea control or antibiotics are not available, these results should be interpreted carefully. In addition, the estimated Bartonella spp. prevalence data from the blood donor cats was likely lowered by selection of cats of low risk. However, the results seem to confirm those of other smaller studies that failed to link Bartonella spp. to anemia in cats. Further studies will be required to confirm the weak association between Bartonella spp.