Prevalencia de parásitos gastrointestinales en gatos domésticos atendidos en la veterinaria “Pet Angels”, ubicada en la ciudad de Guayaquil.

Abstract

Parasites are organisms that feed on others causing pathological problems that affect the health of the pet. For this reason, in the following work, the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites was determined by coprological diagnosis in domestic cats attended at the "Pet Angels" veterinary clinic, where the presence of parasites was evaluated by coprological diagnosis using the mixed solution flotation technique. the presence was related to age, sex, body condition, appetite, tenure (habitat) and deworming, and the state of health presented by the cats with the presence of parasites was identified. The study had a non-experimental quantitative approach, with a descriptive statistical analysis, in which the stool samples were collected in the consultations that attended from June to August 2022. The results reflected a prevalence of 42%, where 55 % belong to the genus Toxocara spp., 21% was Dipylidium spp. and 10% of Ancylostoma spp. However, in the research carried out by Barros (2013), he indicates that he obtained a lower prevalence than the parasites described in this study. According to the variables; According to the sex of the felines, 48% were males, which does not agree with the research carried out by Dueñas (2018), whose results establish that females have a greater predisposition; Regarding age, 67% were in adulthood, but in the study carried out by Briones (2019) it was determined that cats under six months of age have a high prevalence of parasites; in body condition, 61% had a level 2 (thin) build and decreased appetite; in the ownership variable, 67% carried out sporadic outings and only 79% of the owners carried out external deworming.