Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with mild diarrhea diagnosed with giardiasis after giving birth
By Hayder M. Al-Rammahi & Kasim H. Kashash·Published in Kufa Journal for Veterinary Medical Sciences·2013·View original on DOAJ →
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Original publication title: Giardiasis in local breed queen : A case report
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- cat
Plain-English summary
A 3-year-old local breed female cat was brought in for mild diarrhea that had started four days after giving birth. The veterinarian examined her and found that her vital signs were normal, but tests on her stool showed one cyst in a direct smear and many more cysts when using a special flotation method. This suggests she had giardiasis, an infection caused by a parasite. Treatment typically involves medication to eliminate the parasites, and with proper care, cats usually recover well from this condition.
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Abstract
A case was a local breed queen 3 years old ,with history of parturition since 4 days and suffering from mild diarrhea with steatorrhea. The cat was examined clinically and the feces was examined by both direct and concentrated method. The clinical examination reveal that all vital sings were within normal values. There were no any trophozoites detected in both direct and flotation methods . despite , just one cyst was detected in direct smear there were numerous cysts were demonstrated in centrifugal flotation method by magnesium sulfate with 1.20 specific gravity.
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Search related cases →Original publication on DOAJ: https://doi.org/10.36326/kjvs/2013/v4i13934