Studies on feline babesiosis. 4. Chemical pathology; macroscopic and microscopic post mortem findings.

Chemopathological changes were monitored in 20 experimentally infected and 70 clinical cases of feline babesiosis. Total serum proteins remained unchanged but there was a definite increase in gamma globulin and decrease in alpha and beta globulins. In most cases liver function was essentially normal although function tests occasionally indicated hepatic dysfunction. Renal function was unaffected. Venous blood pH remained normal throughout. Post mortem findings on the experimental cats included bile stasis and hepatic necrosis in some; marked internal icterus was only seen in 2 cases.