IUCN / SSC Cat Specialist Group - Digital Cat Library |
|
||||||||||
|
||||||||||
|
|
| Diakou, A.; Dimzas, D.; Astaras, C.; Savvas, I.; di Cesare, A.; Morelli, S.; Neofitos, I.; Migli, D.; Traversa, D. | |
| Clinical investigations and treatment outcome in a European wildcat (_Felis silvestris silvestris_) infected by cardio-pulmonary nematodes | |
| 2020 Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports (19): 100357 | |
Recently, feline cardio-pulmonary nematodes have attracted high scientific interest, as they are increasingly reported from various areas. Most of these parasites have similar transmission patterns and/or host reservoirs, thus they may affect domestic and wild felids living in sympatry. In the present study, a case of multiple cardio-pulmonary parasitism in co-infection with other parasites in a European wildcat is presented. The animal, found exhausted, was hospitalised for recovery and parasitological, haematological, clinical and imaging examinations were performed. The parasitological examinations revealed 4 cardio-pulmonary nematodes, i.e. _Aelurostrongylus abstrusus_, _Troglostrongylus brevior_, _Eucoleus aerophilus_, _Angiostrongylus chabaudi_, 3 intestinal parasites, i.e. _Toxocara cati_, ancylostomatids, _Cystoisospora felis_, 2 haemoparasites, i.e. _Hepatozoon felis_ and elements morphologically compatible with small _Babesia/Cytauxzoon_ spp., and _Ixodes ricinus_ and _Haemaphysalis erinacei_ ticks. Treatment with a spot-on formulation containing imidacloprid 10% and moxidectin 1% (Advocate© spot-on solution for cats, Bayer) was decided and follow-up faecal examinations were performed until the release of the animal. By the end of the hospitalisation, all metazoan endoparasites were no longer detectable in faecal examinations, with the exception of a low number of _A. abstrusus_ larvae. Thus, the animal was released after a second treatment with the same product. This is the first description of an apparently successful treatment of multiple cardio-respiratory parasitosis in a naturally infected wildcat showing compatible clinical signs. The evidence that Advocate© may be effective against _A. chabaudi_ could be useful for treating infected, hospitalised, wildcats and it is promising in the case _A. chabaudi_ infection will spread to domestic cats in a near future |
|
 |
PDF files are only accessible to Friends of the Cat Group. Joining Friends of the Cat Group gives you unlimited access and downloads in the Cat SG Library for one year, and allows you to receive our newsletter Cat News (2 regular issues per year plus special issues). More information how to join here |
(c) IUCN/SSC Cat Specialist Group ( IUCN - The World Conservation Union) |