Aelurostrongylus abstrusus infection and radiographic findings in a kitten

Ersoy BAYDAR; Feyyaz KAYA

doi:https://doi.org/10.30607/kvj.925355

Article Details

Aelurostrongylus abstrusus infection and radiographic findings in a kitten

Authors:

Ersoy BAYDAR | Feyyaz KAYA

Publisher:

Afyon Kocatepe University

Main Topics:

Animal husbandry

Journal:

Kocatepe Veterinary Journal 2021 Vol.14 Issue 2, pp.278-283

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2021

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000730768

Frequency:

Monthly

eISSN:

2147-6853

pISSN:

1308-1594

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30607/kvj.925355

Abstract:

 

A two-month-old female kitten suffering from respiratory signs, lethargy, and anorexia for fifteen days was brought to Balikesir University Small Animal Internal Medicine Clinics of Veterinary Faculty. During pulmonary auscultation, stridors in the cranial pulmonary lobes were detected. Laterolateral and ventrodorsal radiographs were obtained. A live larva of Aelurostrongylus abstrusus was also detected in the patient's direct fecal smear. The patient had recovered after treated with suitable antibiotics and anthelmintics. The parasite is determined in young adults or older cats, and it can cause serious infection. It can cause serious radiological findings in the lungs in kittens besides clinical symptoms. In conclusion, a differential diagnosis list in kittens that have dyspnea and serious pulmonary radiological findings must involve A. abstrusus infection.

 

Balıkesir Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Küçük Hayvan İç Hastalıkları Kliniği'ne Kliniği'ne 15 gündür solunum bulguları, uyuşukluk ve iştahsızlık şikayeti olan iki aylık dişi yavru kedi getirildi. Pulmoner oskültasyon sırasında, kraniyal pulmoner loblarda stridorlar tespit edildi. Hastanın laterolateral ve ventrodorsal radyografileri çekildi. Hastanın direkt dışkı yaymasında da canlı bir Aelurostrongylus abstrusus larvası tespit edildi. Hasta, uygun antibiyotik ve antelmintiklerle tedavi edildikten sonra iyileşti. Genç yetişkinlerde veya yaşlı kedilerde belirlenen parazit ciddi enfeksiyonlara neden olabilir. Ayrıca kedilerde klinik semptomların yanı sıra akciğerlerde ciddi radyolojik bulgulara neden olabilir. Sonuç olarak, nefes darlığı ve akciğerlerinde ciddi radyolojik bulguları olan yavru kedilerde ayırıcı tanı listesi A. abstrusus enfeksiyonunu içermelidir.

Article Details

Aelurostrongylus abstrusus infection and radiographic findings in a kitten

Authors: Ersoy BAYDAR | Feyyaz KAYA

Publisher: Afyon Kocatepe University

Main Topics: Animal husbandry

Journal: Kocatepe Veterinary Journal 2021 Vol.14 Issue 2, pp.278-283

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 6/2021

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2000730768

Frequency: Monthly

eISSN: 2147-6853

pISSN: 1308-1594

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30607/kvj.925355

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Authors:

Ersoy BAYDAR | Feyyaz KAYA

Publisher:

Afyon Kocatepe University

Main Topics:

Animal husbandry

Journal:

Kocatepe Veterinary Journal 2021 Vol.14 Issue 2, pp.278-283

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2021

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000730768

Frequency:

Monthly

eISSN:

2147-6853

pISSN:

1308-1594

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30607/kvj.925355