Parasitic Protozoan Oocyst
Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2018 10:01 pm
I found some coccidia (parasitic, apicomplexan protozoa) in the stool of a cat with chronic diarrhea of ~8 years duration. We recommended testing the other cat in the household, and he was also infected.
Cystoisospora felis (aka., feline coccidia) unsporulated oocyst found in the fecal flotation of a cat with chronic diarrhea, 400x magnification, 20 μm scale bar: Cystoisospora felis (aka., feline coccidia) unsporulated oocyst found in the fecal flotation of a cat with chronic diarrhea, 1,000x magnification, 10 μm scale bar, stack of 9 exposures: For more images, see: http://www.veterinaryparasitology.com/c ... spora.html
Cystoisospora felis (aka., feline coccidia) unsporulated oocyst found in the fecal flotation of a cat with chronic diarrhea, 400x magnification, 20 μm scale bar: Cystoisospora felis (aka., feline coccidia) unsporulated oocyst found in the fecal flotation of a cat with chronic diarrhea, 1,000x magnification, 10 μm scale bar, stack of 9 exposures: For more images, see: http://www.veterinaryparasitology.com/c ... spora.html