Bartonella

FROM MY PENDING BARTONELLA TEXTBOOK:

Breitschwerd reported the testing of cats throughout the world. What was the average number of infected cats? The average of nine locations testing for Bartonella was 46% of the cats infected! He publishes how many cats were detected with Bartonella in detail below:

Geographic location|  No. positive| No. tested |% Positive

San Francisco             6/7                          85.7                54%
North Carolina            17/19                        89.5                56%
Hawaii                          22/52                       42.3                31%
Japan                           3/33                         9.1                   72%
Australia                      27/77                       35 13               33%
New Zealand               8/48                        17                    50%
Netherlands                25/113                      22                    10%
France                         50/94                       53                   42%
Indonesia                     9/14                         64                   71%

This does not mean every indoor cat has Bartonella. But if previously wild, fleas in the past, or a rescue cat, why not discuss with your vet?