Lungworm is a parasite that infects your cat’s lungs. There are several types of parasites that cause infection, but the most common is Aelurostrongylus abstrusus. Others include Eucoleus aerophilus, ...

When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more As an assistant in veterinary hospitals, I performed fecal tests to detect worms in cats. These intestinal ...

Fenbendazole (Panacur, Safe-Guard) is a dewormer (antiparasitic) used to treat intestinal parasites in your dog, including roundworms, hookworms, lungworms, whipworms, and some tapeworms. Your ...

There's a parasite living in the brains of 40 million Americans, and most of these human hosts are completely unaware.

A recent study reports that free-roaming, stray, feral and “wild” domesticated cats tend to congregate in areas where humans are concentrated, like cities, and these cats tend to shed a greater ...

New research suggests free-roaming cats are likely to blame in the spread of the potentially deadly Toxoplasma gondii parasite to wildlife in densely populated urban areas. New UBC research suggests ...

As populations of invasive feral cats skyrocket in Hawaii, so does the risk to native animal species. The alala, or Hawaiian crow, is one of the rarest birds in the world. They are extinct in the wild ...

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