title: Use of the FLOTAC technique to diagnosing parasites of the urinary tract of dogs.
abstract: Among the nematodes that infect the urinary tract of dogs, the Dioctophyma renale and Capillaria plica are those more frequently reported. For a long time, sedimentation was the only method used to detect eggs of these parasites in urine. The aim of this study was to analyze urine samples (n = 54) of dogs, obtained by bladder catheterization or cystocentesis, by using a modified FLOTAC technique. Animals were divided into two groups, i.e., with (n = 20) and without (n = 34) suspicion of urinary disease. The overall positivity herein observed was 3.8 % (2/54), being all animals (10 %; 2/20) from the group with suspicion of urinary disease. In the first positive sample, a single egg of D. renale was detected, whereas in the second sample two trematode-like eggs were observed. This is the first short survey employed to detect eggs of parasites that inhabit the urinary tract of dogs using a modified FLOTAC technique; in addition, for the first time, eggs of D. renale have been detected using this tool.
authors: Department of Veterinary Medicine, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil. victor.fslima@gmail.com.
authors: Victor Fernando Santana
authors: VF
authors: Lima
authors: Department of Veterinary Medicine, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
authors: Rafael Antonio Nascimento
authors: RA
authors: Ramos
authors: Department of Veterinary Medicine, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
authors: Raphael
authors: R
authors: Lepold
authors: Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Productions, University of Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy.
authors: Giuseppe
authors: G
authors: Cringoli
authors: Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Productions, University of Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy.
authors: Laura
authors: L
authors: Rinaldi
authors: Department of Veterinary Medicine, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
authors: Maria Aparecida da Glória
authors: MA
authors: Faustino
authors: Department of Veterinary Medicine, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
authors: Leucio Câmara
authors: LC
authors: Alves
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002195:Capillaria; D017159:Dioctophymatoidea; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D004285:Dogs; D017189:Enoplida Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D010271:Parasites; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*
keywords: Dog; Egg parasite; FLOTAC; Urine