Arthritis (Septic) in Cats

Toxic Inflammation of the Joints in Cats
 
Where arthritis is the inflammation of one or more bone joints, septic arthritis is the inflammation of the joint(s) together with the presence of a disease causing microorganism, usually bacterial, within the fluid of the affected joint(s).
 
This type of inflammation of the joint is commonly seen after a traumatic injury that has exposed the joint to contamination by environmental microorganism, after surgery, or when microorganisms enter the joints through the blood stream. Infection of other body systems can be a source of these micr ...read more

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