During the fall, a 12-pound, five-year-old neutered male cat from New Mexico is presented with a draining abscess.
He also has a two-day history of lethargy, depression, runny eyes, decreasing appetite and intermittent vomiting and diarrhea.
He is an indoor/outdoor cat, up-to-date on vaccines.
He has a marked unilateral submandibular lymphadenopathy on the same side as the ruptured abscess.
A swab of the draining tract reveals microorganisms with a bipolar-staining "safety pin" appearance using both Giemsa and Wright stain.
What is the diagnosis?
A - Bite wound abscess with Pasteurella multocida
B - Plague
C - Staphylococcus aureus abscessation
D - Q fever
E - Tularemia
answer/ B
