Case report: Aelurostrongylus abstrusus infection and radiographic findings in a kitten

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.