Tritrichomonas foetus infection in cats with diarrhoea in a rescue colony in Italy.

Malcolm Holliday, Dario Deni, Danièlle A Gunn-Moore, Malcolm Holliday, Dario Deni, Danièlle A. Gunn-Moore

Index: J. Feline Med. Surg. 11(2) , 131-4, (2009)

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Abstract

Faecal samples from 74 cats with chronic large bowel diarrhoea that were living in a rescue colony in Italy, were submitted for assessment of Tritrichomonas foetus by direct microscopy of faecal smears (n=20) and T foetus-specific culture (n=74), with confirmation by polymerase chain reaction (n=1). Twenty-four of the cats (32%) were found to be infected with T foetus. The infected cats were predominantly over a year of age (67%) and were all neutered non-pedigree domestic cats.