Burgener, I.; Frey, Caroline; Kook, P.; Gottstein, Bruno (2009). [Tritrichomonas fetus: a new intestinal parasite in Swiss cats]. Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde, 151(8), pp. 383-9. Bern: Huber 10.1024/0036-7281.151.8.383
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)Recent reports identified Tritrichomonas fetus, the causative agent of bovine trichomonosis, in cats with large-bowel diarrhea in the US. Between July 2007 and August 2008, a total of 105 Swiss cats were tested for T. fetus with the InPouchTM culture system and/or PCR, whereof 27 (26%) yielded positive results. All positive cats were pedigree cats, whereof 22 (81%) were less than 1 year of age (median 5 months). 25 (93%) of these cats lived in multi-cat households, and all but one were kept indoor. The clinical picture was dominated by large bowel diarrhea with increased frequency of defecation and fresh blood and mucus. Furthermore, inflamed anus and fecal incontinence was common. 52% of the T. fetus-positive cats were tested positive for Giardia before, but the treatment with fenbendazole or metronidazole only temporarily alleviated the clinical signs. The treatment with 30 mg/kg of ronidazole q12h p.o. was successful in all but 1 cat with only minor transient adverse effects in 3 cats. In conclusion, T. fetus has to be considered an important causative agent of large bowel diarrhea in cats in Switzerland, especially in young indoor pedigree cats.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology (DIP) > Institute of Parasitology 05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine (DKV) > Small Animal Clinic |
UniBE Contributor: |
Burgener, Iwan, Frey Marreros Canales, Caroline Franziska, Gottstein, Bruno |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 630 Agriculture |
ISSN: |
0036-7281 |
Publisher: |
Huber |
Language: |
German |
Submitter: |
Factscience Import |
Date Deposited: |
04 Oct 2013 15:25 |
Last Modified: |
02 Mar 2023 23:23 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1024/0036-7281.151.8.383 |
PubMed ID: |
19653162 |
Web of Science ID: |
000269627500005 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/38314 (FactScience: 220997) |
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