Figure 1.

Endocarditis in a 3-year-old male castrated cat with B henselae infection. (a) Left parasternal long-axis view showing an echogenic vegetative lesion (Veg) associated with the anterior mitral leaflet and which was noted to move independently of the leaflet. LA = left atrium, Ao = aorta. (b) Image obtained 3 weeks after completing a 6-week course of antibiotic therapy. The vegetative mitral valve lesion is no longer present. Reproduced, with permission, from Perez et al (2010) ¹⁷