TY - JOUR AU - de Oliveira Chaves, Jéssica Karoline AU - Santos Lima, Emily Andressa AU - Lopes da Conceição, Cecilia AU - Azevedo Borges, Debora AU - Campos, Diefrey Ribeiro AU - Barbour Scott, Fabio PY - 2021/05/13 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Purulent fibrous and necrotizing ileitis secondary to intussus associated with infection by Giardia intestinalis and Cystoisospora felis in cat - case report JF - Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Medicine JA - Braz. J. Vet. Med. VL - 42 IS - 1 SE - Case report DO - 10.29374/10.29374/2527-2179.bjvm107320 UR - https://bjvm.org.br/BJVM/article/view/1073 SP - e107320 AB - <p>Intussusception is the prolapse of an intestinal segment in the lumen of the adjacent intestinal loop.<br>Although usually idiopathic, one of the predisposing factors is intestinal parasitism. The aim of this report<br>is to describe the unusual case of ileo-ileal intussusception in a kitten co-parasitized by Cystoisospora<br>felis and G. intestinalis A three-month-old mixed breed cat was treated after suffering from intermittent<br>vomiting, prostration, progressive weight loss, abdominal discomfort, and diarrhea for two days. The<br>presence of numerous <em>Giardia intestinalis</em> cysts and <em>C. felis</em> oocysts were detected in feces samples. The<br>therapeutic protocol did not produce the expected result, and the patient evolved to hypovolemic shock<br>and perished. During emergency care, it was possible to detect a palpable cylindrical abdominal mass<br>in the caudal region of the abdomen. At necropsy, necrotizing purulent fibrinous ileitis secondary to<br>intussusception was observed. Intestinal hyper-peristalsis associated with intense parasitism by these<br>protozoa suggested the participation of these parasites in the genesis of the disease. Early diagnosis of<br>infection by these parasites is vital to improve patient life quality and the accuracy of intussusception<br>prognosis due to intestinal disorders caused by parasitism.</p> ER -