Urinary capillariasis: Case report of Pearsonema (syn. Capillaria) plica infection in a dog in Greece

Sioutas, Georgios; Marouda, Christina; Meletis, Georgios; Karamichali, Panagiota; Agathagelidis, Kyriakos; Chatzidimitriou, Dimitrios

doi:10.1016/j.parint.2021.102334

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“…This situation favours more frequent parasitemia after earthworm consumption in by city dogs, hunting dogs and stray or outdoor cats. Urinary capillariosis is rarely reported in dogs and cats [12][13][14][15][16]. In both species, it can be self-limiting with no clinical sign [2,3]; thus, the actual incidence of bladder capillariosis can be assumed to be underestimated.…”

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“…The successful treatment of C. plica infection with fenbendazole, benzimidazoles, ivermectin, levamisole, moxidectin-imidacloprid and milbemycin has been reported [2,3,5,6,12,14]. The Broadline (Merial) topical treatment is highly effective and is delivered in spoton form, which is easier than oral administration and increases the chance that the owner will successfully apply the correct dose.…”

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An unexpected cause of dysuria in a cat in Poland

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Background Urinary tract infestation by Capillaria spp. in domestic cats is rather rare, but can cause clinical symptoms and affect behaviour. To our knowledge, this report is the first to describe a case of urinary capillariosis in a cat in Poland. Case presentation A female formerly stray cat aged about 1.5 years showing dysuria, stranguria, periuria and lethargy was presented at the veterinary clinic. Urinalysis revealed the presence of Capillaria plica eggs in the sediment. The cat was treated successfully with three topical doses of Broadline (Merial, Toulouse, France). Conclusions C. plica is a nematode whose definitive hosts are carnivores, which are infected by eating earthworms (the intermediate hosts). Thus, C. plica infestation is more frequent in wild carnivores and dogs, and rare in cats. Symptomatic bladder capillariosis in cats is very rarely diagnosed and described.

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An unexpected cause of dysuria in a cat in Poland

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“…P. plica usually causes mild or asymptomatic infections. However, severe cases have occasionally been described in wild canids and dogs with outdoor access, causing cystitis, pollakiuria, dysuria and hematuria ( Senior et al, 1980 ; Bédard et al, 2002 ; Callegari et al, 2010 ; Fernández-Aguilar et al, 2010 ; Rossi et al, 2011 ; Basso et al, 2014 ; Studzińska et al, 2015 ; Mariacher et al, 2016 ; Pelligra et al, 2020 ; Sioutas et al, 2021 ). Regarding wildlife, P. plica has been reported in several host species, including the red fox ( Vulpes vulpes ) ( Bork-Mimm and Rinder, 2011 ; Alić et al, 2015 ; Aleksić et al, 2020 ), wolf ( Canis lupus ) ( Segovia et al, 2001 ; Bagrade et al, 2009 ; Mariacher et al, 2015 ) and Fennoscandian Arctic fox ( Vulpes lagopus ) ( Fernández-Aguilar et al, 2010 ).…”

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