Ragdoll Cat

　　Physaloptera infection is a parasitic disease caused by Physaloptera worms affecting dogs and cats. Clinically, it is mainly characterized by vomiting and passing tarry stools. This parasite inhabits the intestines. Host animals include dogs, cats, pigs, and other carnivores. Intermediate hosts are mainly arthropods such as cockroaches, crickets, and beetles. It is unclear whether there is a second intermediate host. Animals like cats and dogs are mainly infected orally.

　　1. Symptoms

　　Most cases primarily involve digestive system disease, vomiting, bloody vomit, and black tarry stools.

　　2. Treatment methods

　　(1) Praziquantel combined with pyrantel pamoate at 8 mg/kg body weight, oral administration, single dose. Haqunsheng at 55 mg/kg body weight, single oral dose.

　　(2) If the cat vomits severely or is anemic, first provide fluid therapy and hemostasis to strengthen the cat's resistance, then deworm.

　　3. Preventive measures

　　Regularly check and deworm dogs, cats, and other carnivores timely. Efforts should be made to eliminate cockroaches (Source：PetsZone)