Prevalence and Associated Factors of Gastrointestinal Parasitic Diseases in Cats Visited at the Animal Hospital of Chiang Rai Rajabhat University
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A cross section descriptive study was performed to investigate the prevalence and to determine associated factors of gastrointestinal parasitic diseases in 28 cats visited at the Animal Hospital of Chiang Rai Rajabhat University (CRRU) from June to August 2024. Fecal samples were identified using the Direct Smear and Formalin-Ether Concentration techniques. The associated factors of gastrointestinal parasitic diseases were investigated through animal history records and owner questionnaires. The study revealed that the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasitic diseases in cats was 60.71%, with the prevalence of Toxocara cati at 46.43%. The prevalence of Uncinaria stenocephala, Ancylostoma spp. and Platynosomum fastosum were all 7.14%, while the prevalence of Opisthorchis viverrini was 3.57%. The statistically associated factors of gastrointestinal parasitic diseases were open-system farming (p < 0.01) and behaviors such as eating/catching geckos, birds, cockroaches, and rats (p < 0.05). The study results could serve as useful primary information for veterinarians as well as the cat owners in preventing and monitoring gastrointestinal parasitic diseases in cats. This also could be the fundamental information for the further, advanced studies.
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