Not exact matches
More commonly
seen in livestock such as cattle, sheep and goats,
lungworm infections are frequently the cause of livestock losses throughout the world.
For instance, feline heartworm disease and
lungworm create specific suggestive lesions that can be
seen on radiographs.
Uncommon -
seen occasionally (once every year or two) Babesia canis (Babesiosis) Baylisacaris procyonis Capillaria aerophila (
Lungworm of dogs and cats) Capillaria boehmi (Nasal worm of dogs and foxes) Capillaria plica (Bladder worm of dogs and cats) Crenosoma vulpis (Fox lungworm) Cryptosporidium parvum Dipetalonema reconditum Diphyllobothrium latum (Broad Fish Tapeworm) Leishmania spp. (Visceral Leishmaniasis) Neospora caninum Paragonomus kellicotti (Lung fluke) Physaloptera spp. (Stomach worm) Sarcocystis cruzi Strongyloides stercoralis Trichomon
Lungworm of dogs and cats) Capillaria boehmi (Nasal worm of dogs and foxes) Capillaria plica (Bladder worm of dogs and cats) Crenosoma vulpis (Fox
lungworm) Cryptosporidium parvum Dipetalonema reconditum Diphyllobothrium latum (Broad Fish Tapeworm) Leishmania spp. (Visceral Leishmaniasis) Neospora caninum Paragonomus kellicotti (Lung fluke) Physaloptera spp. (Stomach worm) Sarcocystis cruzi Strongyloides stercoralis Trichomon
lungworm) Cryptosporidium parvum Dipetalonema reconditum Diphyllobothrium latum (Broad Fish Tapeworm) Leishmania spp. (Visceral Leishmaniasis) Neospora caninum Paragonomus kellicotti (Lung fluke) Physaloptera spp. (Stomach worm) Sarcocystis cruzi Strongyloides stercoralis Trichomonas spp..
Even the increased blood eosinophil numbers that are often
seen in asthmatic cats occur in
lungworm infections as well.
Occasionally,
lungworm larva,
seen in fluid obtained from the cat's lungs (The BALF exam; read more about that farther down), make th e diagnosis.
The control of the following harmful species of gastrointestinal roundworms,
lungworms, eyeworms, grubs (
see precautions), sucking lice and mange mites.