Ocorrência de parasitas gastrintestinais de gatos (Felis catus) domiciliados nos municípios de Patos - PB e Parelhas - RN.

Abstract

The present study had the objective to determine the occurrence of gastrintestinal parasites of domiciled and apparently healthy cats, resident in the cities of Patos-PB and Parelhas-RN. Samples of feces were made individually in seriate samples and processed by the technique of Willis-Mollay. Among the protozoa the most frequent in the municipal district of Parelhas were the Isospora spp (20%), followed by the Toxoplasma gondii (6,66%); protozoa were not observed in the samples originated from Patos-PB. Among the helminths the most frequent in the samples of the municipal district of Patos was the Toxascaris leonina (26,66%), followed by the Toxocara cati (6,66%); in the samples originated from Parelhas the Ancylostoma spp (40%). The parasites were in mixed infections in one animal (6,66%) in the samples of Patos and in three animals (20%) in the samples of Parelhas. It concludes that the most frequent parasites of cats are agents of zoonotic diaseases and, therefore, being a great relevance for public health, it is recommended the accomplishment of periodic coproparasitolical exames in a seriate type, followed by appropriate vermifuges outline besides of preventive measures.