Cat Giardia is caused
by giardia cysts which are ingested by the cat.
Not exact matches
The next most prevalent was
Giardia species
cysts at 8.9 %, followed
by Aelurostrongylus abstrusus (the cat lungworm) at 6.2 %.
Your dog can be exposed to
giardia by ingesting an infected
cyst lurking in another animal's feces.
The disease (also called
Giardia Canis and Giardiasis) is caused
by protozoa that are encased in a protective
cyst that can not be seen
by the naked eye.
Giardia is a protozoan parasite that is ingested
by dogs when infectious
cysts are shed in infected dog's feces.
Once a
Giardia cyst is ingested
by a dog, it makes its way to the dog's small intestine, where it opens up and releases the active form of the parasite which attaches itself to the intestinal wall and begins to reproduce
by cell division.
Giardia Like Coccidiosis, dogs become infected by ingesting the giardia
Giardia Like Coccidiosis, dogs become infected
by ingesting the
giardiagiardia cysts.
Cysts of
Giardia are usually not released with every excretion; therefore three samples a day for at least 3 — 5 days are required to be examined through the flotation technique, followed
by saline smear examination under a microscope.