TOXOCARA CATI CAUSED ENTERITIS IN FEMALE DOMESTIC CAT

Abstract

Toxocara cati is an endoparasite that generally attacks cats and is zoonotic so that it is categorized as an important parasite. This case report aims to determine enteritis due to the endoparasite Toxocara cati in female domestic cats with the degree of infection. The case animal was a one and a half month old female domestic cat with a body weight of 0.35 kg. Animals were examined at the Veterinary Internal Medicine Laboratory, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Udayana University with complaints of cats having diarrhoea for seven days. Physical examination showed that the abdomen was enlarged and the hair looked dull, the right and left eyes were covered with membranes and the conjunctiva was inflamed. In the stool examination using the native method, T. cati worm eggs were found, and with the McMaster method, 24,200 eggs were found per gram of faeces. Based on anamnesis, clinical examination, and faecal examination, the case cat was diagnosed with toxocariosis. Treatment of toxocariosis is carried out by administering pyrantel pamoate with a repetition of the following three weeks. Cats are also given eye drops containing chloramphenicol and dexamethasone. Supportive treatment by giving B-complex and giving nutriplus gel after the first administration of therapy, the cat excreted worms from the anus, showing good progress clinically. Clinically the abdomen looks back to normal, the cat does not experience diarrhoea and weight gain occurs. The conclusion of this case report is that the results of the treatment give good results, it is recommended to give deworming drugs regularly every three months to six months.