The aim of the present study was to determine the presence of Helicobacter species in different parts of gastrointestinal tract, hepatobiliary system and pancreas of stray cats. Six different sites at the level of genus, gastric (H. heilmannii and H. felis) and enterohepatic species of Helicobacter were investigated in six cats using species-specific primers by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). ...

Feline herpesvirus 1 (FeHV-1) and feline calicivirus (FCV), associated with upper respiratory tract disease, are highly prevalent in cats worldwide. With the aim of investigating the importance of FeHV-1 in a population of cats, samples were taken in a hospital in Ahvaz, south-west Iran, between June 2007 and June 2008. Oropharyngeal, nasal and ocular swabs were collected from 65 domestic cats,...

background and objectives : bartonella species are being recognized as increasingly important bacterial pathogens in veterinary and human medicine. these organisms can be transmitted by an arthropod vector or alternatively by animal scratches or bites. the objectives of this study were to identify contamination of cat's saliva and nail with b. henselae as a causative role to infect human in a s...

NUMBERS of sheep, goats, pigs, chicken, dogs and cats classified as adult males, females young were counted in Eruwa Ibarapa Division, Oyo State, Nigeria its associated villages during July August 1974. Counts involved a total 1975 households, 769 the town 506 villages; 9.42 per cent kept 58.44 4.32 88.00 chickens, 28.16 27.38 cats. Means animals household 4.59 3.58 11.95 14.73 1.89 1.62 cats; ...

the present study was performed to determine the prevalence of fiv in stray cat's population of ahvaz different area. serum samples were collected from 90 cats from 2005 to 2007. the studied cats were divided into two age groups (3 years) and based on clinical signs (such as lymphadenopathy, periodontal diseases, gingivitis, abscess and cashecsi) into two groups also. the results were analyzed ...

conclusions it is concluded that dietary supplementation of l-carnitine has no effect on serum levels of estrogen, progesterone and testosterone in cats following ovariohysterectomy. long-term study is recommended. background the benefits of the addition of l-carnitine to the diet of cats to control weight gain after the removal of their ovaries have been highlighted recently. it is also used i...

The feline enigma: exploring the origins, dispersal and evolution of domestic cats FELIX aims to unravel intimate relationship between humans. Through biomolecular archaeological meth-ods, it seeks understand origins cat domestication global cats. It will examine how changed their nutritional behaviour as human companions document temporal trajectories pathogen infec-tions in cats, shedding lig...

Leishmaniasis is an important and common zoonotic disease with a great impact on public health. In the present study, a total of 195 companion cats of different ages were examined for serum antibody detection against Leishmania infantum by immunochromatography assay. The cats were selected from those referring to Veterinary Hospital of Ahvaz University, south west of Iran from May 2009 to March...

Leptospirosis is a zoonosis with numerous reservoir hosts. The disease is caused by infection with various serovars of Leptospira interrogans sensu lato. This study was conducted to evaluate the seroprevalence of leptospiral infection in stray cats in Ahvaz (south-western Iran) from April 2007 to June 2008. Blood samples were collected from 102 stray cats and screened for leptospiral infection ...

background: toxocara is a common nematode of cats in different parts of iran. despite the close association of cats with human, no attempt has been done so far for molecular identification of this nematode in the country. therefore, current study was performed on identification of some isolates of toxocara from stray cats in shiraz, fars province, southern iran, based on morphological and molec...