Coccidiosis - Cat & Dog

Isospora felis sporulated - Courtesy of the Laboratory of Parasitology, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine

Isospora felis - Joaquim Castellà Veterinary Parasitology Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Isospora felis unsporulated - Courtesy of the Laboratory of Parasitology, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine

Coccidia in Cat Faeces
Joel Mills, WikiMedia Commons

• 2 common Isospora species with little clinical significance

• Oocysts in faeces have to be distinguised from those of Toxoplasma (smaller) and Sarcocytis (sporulated or naked sporocyts in faeces)