A tick-borne disease often seen in people can cause potentially treatable heart abnormalities in cats, vets have reported.
Experts at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies have treated the first cases of cats with abnormally low heart rates brought on by Lyme disease – a bacterial infection transmitted by tick bites.
They found that the heart condition can sometimes be resolved by treating the underlying Lyme disease, and caution that vets consulted for heart conditions should consider whether this infection may be an underlying cause.
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