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Toxoplasmosis in Cats – A Problematic Infection for Our Feline Friends

2018-05-21 by CriticalCareDVM

The world is full of infectious organisms that cause disease in our pets. One problematic parasite is called Toxoplasma gondii, the causative agent of toxoplasmosis in cats. Toxoplasmosis is relatively common in our feline friends, yet is under-recognized as potential cause of a pet’s clinical signs. This week I share some information about this important … [Read more…]

Posted in: Diseases Tagged: antibody, biopsy, bradyzoite, clindamycin, cyst, cytology, diarrhea, fecal, feline immunodeficiency virus, FIV, icterus, lethargy, litter, oocyst, T. gondii, tachyzoite, toxoplasma, toxoplasmosis, zoonosis, zoonotic

Coccidiosis in Dogs & Cats – A Problematic Intestinal Parasitic Infection

2018-04-30 by CriticalCareDVM

The environment contains all sorts of infectious organisms, little microscopic critters that can cause illness in our beloved dogs and cats. One such infection called coccidiosis is a common parasitic infection of the small intestine. Given the prevalence of this disease, I wanted to share some useful information about it in this week’s post. Happy … [Read more…]

Posted in: Diseases Tagged: anorexia, asexual, coccidia, coccidiocidal, coccidiosis, coccidiostats, cysts, diarrhea, endodyogeny, gametogony, hyporexia, Isospora, merogony, oocyst, sexual, sulfa, sulfonamides, vomiting, weight loss, zygote

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