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| Treatment is difficult and '''not often necessary''' unless the cat is showing clinical signs, as the disease is usually self-limiting. | | Treatment is difficult and '''not often necessary''' unless the cat is showing clinical signs, as the disease is usually self-limiting. |
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− | '''Fenbendazole''' for 21 consecutive days is usually effective. Ivermectin has also been used in some cases. | + | '''Fenbendazole''' for 21 consecutive days is usually effective. |
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| + | '''Imidacloprid with moxidectin''', '''emodepsid''', and '''selamectin are also effective''' according to Sandra Sawchuk's capsule report <ref>Sawchuk, S (2014) Best Practices for Lungworm Prevention & Treatment in Clinician's Brief, volume 12 number 1, January 2014, p 54</ref>, which reviews a selamectin lungworm efficacy study.<ref>Iannino F, Iannetti L, Paganico D, et al. Evaluation of the efficacy of selamectin spot-on in cats infested with ''Aelurostrongylus abstrusus'' (Strongylida, Filariodidae) in a Central Italy cat shelter. ''Vet Parasitol'' 2013;197:258-262. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23743419 PubMed link ]</ref> ) |
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| + | Ivermectin has also been used in some cases. |
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| '''Control''' is only by prevention of hunting by cats. | | '''Control''' is only by prevention of hunting by cats. |
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| {{Learning | | {{Learning |
| |flashcards = [[Cytology Q&A 05]] | | |flashcards = [[Cytology Q&A 05]] |
| |literature search = [http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?rowId=1&options1=AND&q1=%22Aelurostrongylus+abstrusus%22&occuring1=title&rowId=2&options2=AND&q2=&occuring2=freetext&rowId=3&options3=AND&q3=&occuring3=freetext&x=57&y=15&publishedstart=yyyy&publishedend=yyyy&calendarInput=yyyy-mm-dd&la=any&it=any&show=all ''Aelurostrongylus abstrusus'' publications] | | |literature search = [http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?rowId=1&options1=AND&q1=%22Aelurostrongylus+abstrusus%22&occuring1=title&rowId=2&options2=AND&q2=&occuring2=freetext&rowId=3&options3=AND&q3=&occuring3=freetext&x=57&y=15&publishedstart=yyyy&publishedend=yyyy&calendarInput=yyyy-mm-dd&la=any&it=any&show=all ''Aelurostrongylus abstrusus'' publications] |
| + | |Vetstream = [https://www.vetstream.com/canis/search?s=nematode Nematodes] |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
− | Merck and Co (2008) '''Merck veterinary Manual''' ''Merial''
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− | Bowman, D. (2002) '''Feline Clinical Parasitology''' ''Wiley-Blackwell'' | + | * Merck and Co (2008) '''Merck veterinary Manual''' ''Merial'' |
| + | * Bowman, D. (2002) '''Feline Clinical Parasitology''' ''Wiley-Blackwell'' |
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