Use of paromomycin for treatment of cryptosporidiosis in a cat

J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1994 Dec 15;205(12):1742-3.

Abstract

Cryptosporidium oocysts were found in the feces of a 6-month-old female cat with persistent diarrhea. The oocysts disappeared from the feces immediately after treatment with paromomycin (165 mg/kg of body weight, PO, for 5 days), and the diarrhea eventually resolved.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cat Diseases / drug therapy*
  • Cats
  • Cryptosporidiosis / drug therapy*
  • Cryptosporidium / isolation & purification
  • Diarrhea / drug therapy
  • Diarrhea / veterinary*
  • Feces / parasitology
  • Female
  • Paromomycin / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Paromomycin