The intestinal coccidia (which can cause diarrhea with mucus and sometimes streaks of blood in it) has a nasty cousin (Eimeria stiedae) that infects the liver.
Not exact matches
The diagnostic spectrum comprises more than twenty established methods for the detection, quantification and characterization of eggs, larvae and adult stages of gastro -
intestinal worms and lung worms, liver fluke and
coccidia.
There are so many different kinds of
intestinal parasites, it is ideal to know which one he has, but it won't hurt to treat him with an over-the-counter dewormer - most will cover at least hookworms, but not
coccidia.
Ruling out
intestinal parasites (like
coccidia, hookworms, whipworms, giardia, etc) would be at the top of my list.
Answer: There are MANY causes of diarrhea in cats with
intestinal parasites like
coccidia topping the list so I am going to give you a link to copy and paste into your address bar above to our article about diarrhea that details causes and the various treatments: https://www.1800petmeds.com/education/diarrhea-dog-cat-30.htm
At his age, I would definitely have your veterinarian check him out and run some tests on him - it may just be
intestinal parasites (like
coccidia or hookworms) that are very treatable but can be fatal if a severe infestation is left untreated - and our biggest concern is usually parvovirus.
Even if she has been dewormed multiple times with routine dewormers they won't get all
intestinal parasites like
coccidia, giardia, etc..
Fecal: This is a stool sample taken to check for
intestinal parasites — we are typically looking for hookworms, roundworms, whipworms,
coccidia, giardia, and tapeworms.
Common
intestinal parasites include hookworms, roundworms, whipworms,
coccidia, and giardia.
It may reveal
intestinal parasites like roundworms, hookworms, whipworms,
coccidia and giardia.
Intestinal parasites including hookworms, roundworms, whipworms, tapeworms, giardia, and
coccidia can make your pet very ill and some of these parasites can infect people!
Rabbits can become infected with various
intestinal parasites (
coccidia and pinworms are common), as well as external parasites such as ear and fur mites, fleas and occasionally ticks.
We've also learned a great deal about medications used to treat
intestinal parasites and use both broad spectrum de-wormers, such as Panacur and Strongid, as well as those targeted for specific parasites, such as praziquantel (for tapeworms) or Albion (for
coccidia) when needed.
The most commonly occurring
intestinal parasites are nematodes (ascarids, strongyloides, pentastomes) protozoa (
coccidia, flagellates, cryptosporidia, amoeba) and trematodes (flukes).
Fecals: enable us to determine if your pet has
intestinal parasites such as roundworms, hookworms, whipworms,
coccidia and giardia.
We will not transport any canine that has been diagnosed with a contagious condition such as Heartworm, Kennel Cough,
intestinal parasites (
coccidia / giardia / hook / tape), mange, ring, etc..
These include fleas, ticks, and various
intestinal parasites (worms and protozoa such as
coccidia.)
Infectious agents such as bacteria, viruses,
coccidia, and
intestinal worms, or by non-infectious irritants such as chemical toxins or poisonous plants are some of the more common causes of inflammation.
The dewormer provided will NOT deworm for Tapeworms (commonly caused by fleas) or other
intestinal parasites such as
coccidia or giardia.
The eggs are then placed on a glass slide and examined under a microscope to check the stool for the presence of worms or worm eggs such as roundworm, hookworm, whipworm and tapeworm, and can identify
intestinal parasites such as
coccidia and giardia.
They are also used to look for
intestinal parasites known as protozoa, which are single - celled organisms, such as
coccidia, giardia, toxoplasma and cryptosporidium.