Diagnosis And Treatment Of Protozoal Infections In Shelters

2. Protozoal infections:

Are highly contagious

Are difficult to manage

Can cause animal suffering

All of the above

3. Re-infection is possible with protozoal infections when infective life-stages remain in the environment.

True

False

6. In the study, most cats who tested positive for Tritrichomonas foetus had diarrhea, although there were some that did not have diarrhea.

True

False

7. Different housing conditions had exactly the same prevalence of enteropathpgens.

True

False

8. To help prevent an environment contaminated with a protozoal organism, it is important to:

Leave cage cleaning for days until it smells so bad it is affecting the other residents

Promptly remove feces

House all kittens together in one big condo with only one small litter box

All of the above

9. In the study, cats who tested positive for Cystoisospora spp had diarrhea (cats with normal stools tested negative).

True

False

10. Diarrhea is not a useful clinical indicator for presence of enteropathogenic infections.

True

False

11. In the study, cats who tested positive for Giardia spp had diarrhea (cats with normal stools tested negative).

True

False