ABSTRACT
Large-sized feline coccidian acquired by eating sporulated oocyst or infected rodent. PPP= 7 to 11 days. Dx: Oocyst (40 x 30 µm) in feces, clear wall, ovoid, containing single sporoblast when fresh. Habitat: Ileum. Similar Species: Easy to differentiate from other feline coccidia by large oocyst. Range: World. Clinical Signs: Diarrhea to soft mucoid feces. Very young kittens may have signs of enteritis (profuse diarrhea), emaciation, and sometimes death. Tx: Once oocysts appear in feces, most of the damage from development in the mucosa has already occurred. Sulfonamides are the drugs of choice:
