Christiaan Blignaut, 14 June 2025 Hi all. Can someone help me with a treatment protocol for tick-bite fever in a lion? Erik Verrynne Hi Christiaan. Which organism is involved? Christiaan Blignaut I am actually not sure. She is covered in ticks and very anaemic. A blood smear examination showed severe anisocytosis and what looked like possible Mycoplasma? I did see morulae in the white blood cells. Erik Verrynne And no Babesia parasites on the smear? Christiaan Blignaut No. I asked my initial question before I had an opportunity to check the smear. I started her on doxycycline. Any thoughts? Emily Mitchell It could just be anaemia from ticks. Any fleas? I have seen animals die from just ticks/fleas Christiaan Blignaut This is my suspicion, yes.
