Feyzullah GUCLU, Nermin ISIK, Ozlem Derinbay EKİCİ

Gastrointestinal parasites found in a green iguana (Iguana iguana)

Bu vaka raporu, bir yeşil iguana (Iguana iguana)’nın sindirim sisteminde bulunan nematod ve cestodların varlığını ve tedavisini bildirmek amacıyla sunuldu. Sahibi tarafından iştahsızlık ve kabızlık şikâyetiyle Parazitoloji Anabilim Dalı laboratuarına getirilen dokuz aylık, 95 g ağırlığında yeşil iguana (Iguana iguana)’nın dışkı muayenesinde nematod (Oxyuris spp.) ve cestod (Mesocestoides spp.) yumurtaları görüldü. Hayvan iki hafta arayla ivermektin (0.2 mg/kg, PO) + praziquantel (10 mg/kg, SC) kombinasyonu ile tedavi edildi. Yapılan son dışkı muayenesinde parazit yumurtasına rastlanmadı. Tedaviden sonra iguananın normal iştah ve sağlığına kavuştuğunu bildirdi.

Bir yeşil iguanada (Iguana iguana) mide-barsak parazitleri

This case report reported that nematode and cestod eggs found in the digestive system of a green iguana (Iguana iguana). A 9 month-old green iguana (Iguana iguana) weighing 95 g was presented by its owner for physical examination to parasitology laboratory. The owner said that nutritional condition was poor. The nematode (Oxyuris spp.) and cestode (Mesocestoides spp.) eggs were diagnosed by fecal flotation and the animal was treated with ivermectin (0.2 mg/kg, PO) plus praziquantel (10 mg/kg, SC) in two weeks apart. The last fecal examination was negative. After treatment, owner of the iguana said that iguana had a normal appetite and well appearance.

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