background : cats play a crucial role in the epidemiology of gastrointestinal helminthic parasites and also play a major role in transmitting of these parasites through faecal contamination of soil, food or water. the aim of this study was to determine the species of gastrointestinal helminthes parasites in stray cats from a rural area of bandar-e-anzali, iran. method: gastrointestinal helminth...

materials and methods random sampling was carried out from january to may 2012. one hundred and forty fecal samples from stray cats were examined using sucrose flotation method. results gastrointestinal parasites were found in 121 of the 140 (86.4%) examined samples. the parasites detected in stray cats were toxocara spp. (45%, 63/140), isospora spp. (21.4%, 30/140), nematode larvae (21.4%, 30/...

background: cat as definitive host of toxoplasma gondii is important in the epidemiology of toxoplasmosis. the object of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of t. gondii as well as parasite isolation from faeces and brain tissues of stray cats in kashan, central iran. methods: the prevalence of t. gondii was determined in serum, feces and brain tissue of 50 stray cats. igg specific a...

OBJECTIVE To estimate cat population size, management, and outside fecal deposition and evaluate attitudes of cat owners and nonowners to stray animal control, water pollution, and wildlife protection. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. SAMPLE POPULATION 294 adult residents of Cayucos, Los Osos, and Morro Bay, Calif. PROCEDURES Telephone survey. RESULTS The region's cat population was estim...

Abstract This chapter discusses the Stichting Amsterdamse Zwerfkatten (Amsterdam Stray Cat Foundation, afterwards SAZ), who work with and for stray cats. In their practices views they challenge common assumptions about cat subjectivity agency, cats’ right to a habitat social relations, as well idea that there is strict difference between cats humans. Their approach offers an alternative way of ...

Currently, some Toxoplasma gondii genotypes are being associated with serious clinical presentations. A recent report showing the Africa 1 genotype in two local congenital toxoplasmosis cases acquired in Turkey formed the basis of this study because atypical Africa 1 genotype is most frequently detected in animals and patients from sub-Saharan Africa. Since stray cats are considered as the link...

Cat predation is a prominent issue in New Zealand that provokes strong and opposing views. We explored, via 1011 face-to-face questionnaires, public opinion on (a) support for a National Cat Management Strategy (78% support); (b) concern regarding predation of wildlife by owned and un-owned cats (managed stray, unmanaged stray, and feral cats); (c) the acceptability of management techniques for...

Veterinary forensic pathology plays a crucial role in animal death investigations. Recent years have seen increased attention given to this field Taiwan. Here we report grave crime that aroused public indignation Taiwan, when December 2015, missing free-roaming cat was allegedly strangled by suspect, according witnesses. Surveillance video footage of the cruel incident surfaced showed cat, with...

Species distribution models of stray cats were developed using two types of occurrence data: (i) a combined dataset of stray cats and cat colonies in Auckland and projected to the wider New Zealand area; and (ii) population density as an analogue for country-wide stray cat occurrence. These occurrence data, together with sets of environmental variables were used as input to the Maxent modelling...

New Zealanders (n = 354) rated the acceptability of lethal and nonlethal cat control methods and the importance of conservation and welfare. Lethal control was more acceptable for feral cats than strays; for nonlethal control, the inverse was true. More than concern for the welfare of cats subjected to control, perceived conservation benefits, risk of disease transfer, and companion cat welfare...