mycoplasma - Page 1

has any one had experince with this? i just had my import dog checked and she is postive for mycoplasma. i like to know your experince and if you need to retest after the  14 day coarse on Baytril, thats what the vet gave me and said i dont need to retest. i have never had this before , but now i know why she did not get pregant.  thanks

Are you talking about a bad cough ? Mycoplasmic (sp) germs are really hard to kill, sometimes humans get them and pass them around the family. Sometimes you and the dog will pass it back and forth also.

mycoplasma,  can be in the lungs but it can also be in the sex organs , this is one i like to ask about from breeding, she got it from some dog, in the kennel she was at. most of the time you dont see any systoms. it can be spread from dog to dog  very fast too.

It is a respiratory illness, it is related to bacteria but lacks a cell wall. Usually azithomycin is a good choice.

Always,
Cee

she has it in her vargina not her lungs. as they can also get this from being mated. from a stud that has it. and will not produce any puppies.

My bitch had it and never displayed a cough. She was getting up there in age and I opted not to attempt to breed her again, anyway.

When  my son was 18 months, he almost died from pneumonia caused from Mycoplasma! It started with runny nose, we went our family doctor, he got worse, we went to the doctor again, he got worse, we went to the doctor again, she called an ambulance! I spent many days in the hospital watching hopelessly while he struggled for each and every breath, his lips were blue for such a very long time. He finally recovered, but has such scaring on his lungs that he was asthmatic for 4 years. Now that he's 16, he seems to have made a full recovery.

Mycoplasma is an organism somewhere in between a bacteria and a fungus... very bad stuff, and very, very hard to kill.
Doxycycline did the trick.....


http://www.zoologix.com/dogcat/Datasheets/MycoplasmaCanis.htm 

Approximately 30% to 50% male dogs and 23% to 75% female dogs have mycoplasmas in the genital tract, and mixed infections with other bacteria and mycoplasma species are common. Mycoplasma canis has frequently been isolated from dogs with urogenital disease and infertility. Even after prolonged antibiotic therapy, M. canis can still be cultured from the prostate, epididymis and chronically inflamed bladder wall in some dogs. Experimental infection of male dogs with M. canis produced chronic urethritis and epididymitis in 50% of cases and in female dogs, enlarged uterus and endometritis was seen.

Males infected with mycoplasma canis can produce fertility problems with or without evidence of testicular infection, prostatitis, or scrotal swelling. Infection leads to inflammatory processes that create an unfavorable condition for production of sperm. Additional effects on sperm may include alteration of sperm motility, interference with normal sperm metabolism by which the sperm recognizes the ova, impairment of ova-penetrating ability, and autoimmune damage to sperm.

FYI..............................

Bacteria May Cause Infertility in Dogs and Bitches
by William Truesdale, DVM

Have you experienced poor conception rates? Early embryonal or fetal death? Abortions, stillborns, fading pups, or small litters?

A common opportunistic bacteria known as T-Strain Mycoplasma may be responsible for the above complications. Researchers have isolated mycoplasma from dogs in all phases of infection. The condition is most often seen in establishments where there is a high population of breeding animals living in close quarters, hence lending itself to propagation.

Transmission of mycoplasma is not necessarily by sexual contact. Virgin males and females have been cultured with high levels of mycoplasma. It has been established that direct contact, such as shared water buckets, exercise pens, and intense close living conditions, are perfect hosts to the propagation of mycoplasma. In some affected kennels, several bitches or stud dogs may be involved, causing fertility rates to drop drastically. Ironically, many reproductively sound dogs and bitches can also harbor these agents.

Stud dogs and bitches that are subfertile or infertile may show no clinical manifestations of urogenital tract infections. However, the fetus(es) may become infected, perhaps fatally, during or at the time of birth.

It is clear to this veterinarian that the opportunistic nature of this bacteria leads it to be overlooked as a significant pathogen, since not all of its victims are affected. It is my opinion that when there is a history of reproductive problems in both male and female animals, the animals should be tested for mycoplasma as a possible cause.

Diagnosis of bacterial infection is made by isolating the organism. In bitches a deep vaginal culture is collected by passing a guarded culture swab into the vaginal canal during any phase of the estrus cycle. In males a culture of the prepuce or of the semen is performed. Culturing aborted fetuses or afterbirth can also be of significant diagnostic value.

When mycoplasma is isolated in high numbers, antibiotic therapy should be instituted. Treatment consists of dosing entire groups of animals with an antibiotic such as Baytril, Tetracycline, or Chloramphenicol. Therapy should be given for a minimum of 14 to 21 days. In many cases multiple treatment regimes are required. Successful therapy is greatly dependent on minimizing re-exposure to carriers. Single dog/bitch households are very easily treated, if kept free of re-exposure. Unfortunately for the active show enthusiast, many pathways to re-exposure exist, making it difficult for total and permanent eradication of the bacteria.

Much research is still needed to establish the definite role of these agents in breeding dogs. But in cases of canine infertility, looking for infection with mycoplasma and other bacteria should be a part of every diagnostic work-up.

"she has it in her vargina not her lungs"


 That's a new one. 

see the above post..... the stuff can grow any where........