Diagnosis of Toxocara eggs in faeces and hair coat of a Persian cat—a case study

Sivajothi, S.; Reddy, B. Sudhakara

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“…Despite of many advantages of Corresponding author: bhavanamvet@gmail.com having a pet, there is a possibility of transmission of zoonotic diseases from diarrhoeic kittens (Nagamori et al, 2018). Toxocara species have been identified as the cause of parasitic zoonosis (Sivajothi and Reddy, 2019). Cryptosporidium species is also a causative agent for diarrhoea (Loftin et al, 2019).…”

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Management of High Fiber Induced Diarrhoea in Kittens – A Case study

Sudhakara Reddy,

Sivajothi,

Swetha

2024

Medicine Journal

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Kitten diarrhoea is one of the common clinical presentations and it is caused by multiple etiopathology. One of the poorly documented etiologies is high fiber-induced diarrhoea in kittens. The present study reports diarrhoea in eight kittens aged about three months in a single house which were regularly dewormed and vaccinated and daily fed with a commercial available diet with high fiber (5%). Cats were reported to be passing watery and odorless stools for the past week in spite of treatment with antibiotics and supportive medications. Clinical examination revealed dehydration, dullness and poor body condition. Faecal samples examination did not reveal any parasitic ova. Based on the history, clinical and laboratory examination the condition was diagnosed as high fiber induced diarrhoea in kittens and was successfully recovered with the shift of diet to low fiber and supplements of probiotics.

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Management of High Fiber Induced Diarrhoea in Kittens – A Case study

Sudhakara Reddy,

Sivajothi,

Swetha

2024

Medicine Journal

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“…Microscopic examination of the Toxocara spp. eggs were done according to the standard morphology and according to the previous literature (Oge et al 2013;Sivajothi and Reddy 2018). All the dogs in the present study were owned by the owners and the full consent and cooperation of the owners were obtained prior to the study.…”

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“…It was reported in different species of animals including herbivores and carnivores. In cattle, it causes intestinal obstruction due to the presence of adult worms within the intestines (Reddy and Sivajothi 2017) in dogs, it causes gastritis and enteritis (Sivajothi and Reddy 2018) and in humans it causes ocular and visceral larvae migrans by invading the tissues (Amaral et al 2010). Contamination of the food, water, soil and the ingestion of raw meat or improperly cooked meat or liver of domestic animals are considered as the source of infection for the humans (Wolf and Wright 2003).…”

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Investigation on Toxocara spp. eggs in hair coat of dogs in YSR Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh, India

Sivajothi

Reddy

2018

J Parasit Dis

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Present study was aimed to record the Toxocara spp. eggs in dog's hair and to analyze the incidence in breed and age wise along with incidence variations in the anatomical locations of hair over the body. Dogs presented to the hospital were screened for enteric parasitic ova and hair samples were collected from the different body regions including head and neck region, ventral and lateral abdomen, perianal and hindquarters and tail region. Out of the 236 dogs, 124 (52.54%) dogs showed Toxocara spp. eggs in the faecal samples and 60 (25.42%) showed the presence of Toxocara spp. eggs on their hair. It was noticed that the dogs with long hair showed (36.73%) more incidence than the short hair breeds (17.39%). The incidence of the Toxocara spp. eggs were varied with the presence of the hair at different anatomical locations and it was 36.67% in the head and neck region, 51.67% ventral and lateral abdomen, 86.67% in perianal and hindquarters, 56.67% in the tail region. 25.35% of the dogs were under 1-year-old, 25.98% dogs were between 1 and 6 years old and 23.68% dogs were more than 6 years had the Toxocara spp. eggs in their hairs. In conclusion, the presences of Toxocara spp. eggs in the hair of different breeds of dogs were recorded in the present geographical location and it is a zoonotic alert for the pet owners.

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Diagnosis of Toxocara eggs in faeces and hair coat of a Persian cat—a case study

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Management of High Fiber Induced Diarrhoea in Kittens – A Case study

Management of High Fiber Induced Diarrhoea in Kittens – A Case study

Investigation on Toxocara spp. eggs in hair coat of dogs in YSR Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh, India

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