Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To estimate prevalence of clinically-relevant intestinal nematodes in UK cats and dogs using the sensitive faecal analysis technique FLOTAC.
METHODS: Faecal samples were collected from 171 domestic dogs and 131 domestic cats living in urban areas of Lancashire and examined for the ova of intestinal parasites using the FLOTAC technique. All tested individuals were at least 6 months old, had not been treated with anthelmintics since 6 months of age nor in the 3 weeks prior to testing.
RESULTS: In total, 5·3% of dogs (9/171) were positive for Toxocara canis; of these, 5/9 had
METHODS: Faecal samples were collected from 171 domestic dogs and 131 domestic cats living in urban areas of Lancashire and examined for the ova of intestinal parasites using the FLOTAC technique. All tested individuals were at least 6 months old, had not been treated with anthelmintics since 6 months of age nor in the 3 weeks prior to testing.
RESULTS: In total, 5·3% of dogs (9/171) were positive for Toxocara canis; of these, 5/9 had
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 393-395 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Small Animal Practice |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| Early online date | 13 Apr 2016 |
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| Publication status | Published - Aug 2016 |