Toxoplasmosis - Cat and Dog
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Description
- Cat
- In the intestinal phase of infection only the superficial cells at the tips of the villi are affected
- Little significant pathogenicity
Epidemiology
Signalment
Diagnosis
Clinical Signs
Laboratory Tests
- Serology
- Sabin-Feldman Dye test (old method)
- ELISA
- Mouse inoculation for confirmation
- 30-80% test seropositive
- Each cat sheds oocysts for 1-2 weeks of its life
Diagnostic Imaging
Pathology
Treatment
Prevention
- Cat
- Impossible if cat is allowed outdoors due to hunting
- If kept indoors, only canned food should be fed and vermin controlled
- ELISA to check if seropositive