Chronic intermittent diarrhea in a 14-month-old Abyssinian cat

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 85-87

  Pham, Dorothy ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; PROTOZOAL DNA; RONIDAZOLE; SULFADIMETHOXINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAT; CAT DISEASE; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FLAGELLATE INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ISOSPORA; ISOSPORIASIS; PARASITOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICHOMONAS FOETUS;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DIARRHEA; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FEMALE; ISOSPORA; ISOSPORIASIS; MASTIGOPHORA INFECTIONS; RONIDAZOLE; SULFADIMETHOXINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS;

ISOSPORA; ISOSPORA FELIS; TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS;

EID: 60749117462     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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