Professional paper
Feline verminous pneumonia
Dunja Grabarević
orcid.org/0000-0002-6598-4798
; Croatian Veterinary Institute Zagreb
Abstract
The most common causative agent of verminous pneumonia in cats is the nematode parasite Aelurostrongylus abstrusus. It is a lungworm of cats which is found in many parts of the world (USA, Europe, Australia). It can cause chronic respiratory disease, with coughing and weight loss and in severe cases dyspnoea and death, particularly if there are secondary bacterial infections. A case of a cat is described with typical gross and histopathological findings for verminous pneumonia.
Keywords
verminous pneumonia; Aelurostrongylus abstrusus; lung; cat; pathomorphology
Hrčak ID:
231371
URI
Publication date:
20.6.2016.
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