This study evaluated the humoral and cellular response in 100 cats living in an endemic area of visceral leishmaniosis (VL) using the Montenegro Skin Test (MST) and serological diagnosis and compared the MST with other diagnostic techniques. Sixty 60%, (60/100) cats were positive for MST and the...

Background: There is limited information about feline leishmaniosis (FeL) management in clinical practice. Leishmania infantum is the species of Leishmania most frequently reported in both dogs and cats in countries of the Mediterranean region (henceforth 'Mediterranean countries'), Central and...

Demodicosis is a parasitic dermatosis that is considered uncommon in domestic cats. The aim of this study was to report on therapeutic success through using sarolaner for treating the presence of Demodex spp. in a naturally infested cat. This adult cat, which was positive for the feline leukemia...

This report describes a case of a pyogranulomatous dermatitis, osteomyelitis, and meningitis with Splendore-Hoeppli reaction caused by Staphylococcusaureus in a sheltered female adult cat coinfected with the feline leukemia virus (FeLV) and Leishmania sp. The cat had a mild anemia and marked...

Background: Three species of Leishmania cause disease in humans in Israel and are endemic in the Middle East: Leishmania infantum, Leishmania tropica and Leishmania major. These species infect dogs and cats, but little is known about their prevalence in pet populations and their clinical...

Objectives: Leishmaniosis is a vector-borne disease and in European countries is caused by Leishmania infantum. Cats are considered secondary reservoirs of the infection in endemic areas. The objective of this retrospective study is to describe the clinical findings, diagnosis, treatment and...

Feline leishmaniosis (FeL) is increasingly reported throughout the world and skin lesions predominate in the clinical picture. There are, however, few evidence-based data on cutaneous feline leishmaniosis and directions are strongly needed for a better management of the disease. In this study, we...

The leishmaniases are a group of diseases caused by the protozoan parasite belonging to the genus Leishmania. In the New World, although dogs are considered the main parasite reservoir, in the last two decades, several studies have confirmed the role of cats (Felis catus) in the epidemiology of the ...

Toxoplasma gondii is a ubiquitous protozoan, for which felids are the definitive host. Immunocompromised individuals are susceptible to recrudescent toxoplasmosis. This case describes a 6-year-old, feline immunodeficiency virus-positive domestic short hair cat with feline atopic skin syndrome that...

Feline demodicosis is considered to be a rare parasitic skin disease. Several species of Demodex mites have been described. Demodex cati, D. gatoi and a third, as yet unnamed species. The unnamed species has been referred to as D. felis. D. cati is thought to be part of the normal skin fauna of ...