A 1.5-year-old, female spayed domestic mediumhair cat presented for lethargy, inappetence, weight loss, excessive drinking and urinating, along with severe muscle weakness.
She was found to have a severely low blood potassium (which causes her weakness) and to have sugar in her urine without significant hyperglycaemia. PCR and serological tests suggested a diagnosis of leptospirosis.
The cat was treated with doxycycline, potassium supplementation and spironolactone, after which the hypokalaemia improved and glucosuria resolved when assessed 2 weeks later. This is a very rare case, but it is important to remember that our feline friends can also be affected by this organism.
Read the case report to learn more:
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/20551169261476284
