ANAPLASMOSIS

• Transmitted by the deer tick or black legged Ixodes tick

CLINICAL SIGNS

•   Lethargy
•   High fever
• Swollen painful joints
•  Inappetent
• GI signs
• Silent infection

*     Snap test- will always be positive, even after treatment

• CBC-low platlet numbers, low white blood cells,
• Disease progression 
• Chronic joint pain
•  Rare neurologic signs
• Treatment- doxycyline, tetracycline
• Prognosis-may not be cured completely but appropriate therapy should help with a good quality of life
• No vaccine available