Chronic intermittent diarrhea in a 14-month-old Abyssinian cat.

Abstract

A 14-month-old intact, female Abyssinian cat was presented for chronic intermittent diarrhea and bilateral enlargement of the mammary glands. Gastrointestinal coccidiosis was diagnosed; therapy with sulfadi-methoxine was unsuccessful in the elimination of Isospora felis and clinical signs. Infection with Tritrichomonas foetus was diagnosed by fecal polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and successfully treated with ronidazole and dietary modification.

• Authors: Dorothy Pham
• Journal: The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne (Can Vet J) Vol. 50 Issue 1 Pg. 85-7 (Jan 2009) ISSN: 0008-5286 [Print] Canada
• PMID: 19337620 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Antiprotozoal Agents
• DNA, Protozoan
• Sulfadimethoxine
• Ronidazole

Topics

• Animals
• Antiprotozoal Agents (therapeutic use)
• Cat Diseases (diagnosis, drug therapy, parasitology)
• Cats
• DNA, Protozoan (analysis)
• Diarrhea (diagnosis, drug therapy, parasitology, veterinary)
• Female
• Isospora (drug effects, isolation & purification)
• Isosporiasis (diagnosis, drug therapy, veterinary)
• Protozoan Infections (diagnosis, drug therapy)
• Protozoan Infections, Animal
• Ronidazole (therapeutic use)
• Sulfadimethoxine (therapeutic use)
• Treatment Outcome
• Tritrichomonas foetus (drug effects, isolation & purification)