| a survey of helminth parasites of cats from saskatoon. | in a survey of 52 cats from the saskatoon area, ollulanus tricuspis were found in 2 animals with burdens of 2308 and 533, respectively. small burdens of the following helminths were also found: physaloptera spp., toxocara cati, taenia spp., dipylidium caninum, and ancylostoma sp. | 1999 | 10340095 |
| enteric parasites of free-roaming, owned, and rural cats in prairie regions of canada. | the objective of this study was to determine prevalence, intensity, and zoonotic potential of gastrointestinal parasites in free-roaming and pet cats in urban areas of saskatchewan (sk) and a rural region in southwestern alberta (ab). fecal samples were analyzed using a modified double centrifugation sucrose flotation to detect helminth eggs and coccidian oocysts, and an immunofluorescence assay to detect giardia and cryptosporidium. endoparasite prevalence was higher in samples from rural ab ca ... | 2015 | 25969584 |
| a retrospective investigation of feline gastrointestinal parasites in western canada. | between 1998 and 2008, feline fecal specimens were submitted to provincial veterinary diagnostic laboratories in regina and saskatoon, saskatchewan, for sucrose centrifugation-flotation (n = 635), parasite identification (n = 17), and/or giardia (n = 283) or cryptosporidium (n = 266) commercial direct immunofluorescence assay (ifa). the most commonly detected parasites on flotation were toxocara cati (4.7%), isospora (3.8%), and taeniid eggs (echinococcus or taenia) (1.3%). cats less than 2 year ... | 2013 | 24082162 |