These can carry a nasty parasite
called lungworm that can cause serious illness in dogs.
Not exact matches
In the chapters that follow we will also provide some insights into the other feline intestinal parasites -
lungworms, heartworms and a protozoan parasite
called toxoplasma gondii.
A special fecal test
called a Baermann fecal is used to diagnose
lungworm infection by identifying the
lungworm larvae passed in the stool.
The chief signs of
lungworm infections in cats and dogs are coughing and a rise in the number of white blood cells
called eosinophils.