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Mycoplasma haemofelis Formally known as Haemobartonella felis. One of the most common feline blood parasites spread via fleas. Appear coccoid, rod-shaped, or ring like on the edge of the cell (Diff-Quick). Causes hemolytic anemia (FIA). |
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Mycoplasma haemocanis Formally known as Haemobartonella canis. Rare. Appears most commonly as a chain of small cocci or rods that stretch across the surface of the RBC. |
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Babesia bovis Carried by ticks. Tear drop shape (usually in pairs) on RBCs in the feathered edge of a blood smear. Produces hemolytic anemia. |
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Babesia canis Carried by ticks. Tear drop shape (usually in pairs) on RBCs in the feathered edge of a blood smear. Produces hemolytic anemia. |
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Anaplasma marginale Tick borne. Causes anaplasmosis in ruminants/cattle. Appears as a small dark-staining cocci on RBC. Can be confused with Howell-Jolly bodies |
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Ehrlichia canis Transmitted by brown dog ticks. Appear as morulae (small cluster) in the cytoplasm of monocytes and neutrophils. |
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Eperythrozoa Found in swine, cattle, and llamas. May be free in the plasma. |
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Cytauxzoon felisRare cause of hemolytic anemia in cats. Irregular ring found in RBCs, lymphocytes, and macrophages.
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