Laporan Kasus: Penanganan Dipylidiasis pada Kucing Anggora dengan Praziquantel

Annisa Putri Cahyani (Laboratorium Reproduksi dan Kesehatan Hewan, Jurusan Peternakan, Politeknik Pembangunan Pertanian Yogyakarta Magelang, Jl. Kusumanegara No.2, POLBANGTAN, YOMA, Kota Yogyakarta, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta 55167)
I Nyoman Suartha (Laboratorium Ilmu Penyakit Dalam Veteriner, Fakultas Kedokteran Hewan,Universitas Udayana, Kampus Bukit, Jl. Raya Kampus Unud Jimbaran, Kec. Kuta Sel., Kabupaten Badung, Bali 80361)
Nyoman Sadra Dharmawan (Laboratorium Patologi Klinik Veteriner, Fakultas Kedokteran Hewan, Universitas Udayana, Kampus Bukit, Jl. Raya Kampus Unud Jimbaran, Kec. Kuta Sel., Kabupaten Badung, Bali 80361)

Jurnal Sains dan Teknologi Peternakan
Vol 1 No 1 (2019): Jurnal Sains dan Teknologi Peternakan

Dipylidiasis is a tapeworm disease that attacks cats and dogs and classified as a zoonotic disease because it can be transmitted to humans. A 2 years old female angora cat weighing 3 kg was examined with complaints of bloody diarrhea for 2 weeks. The results of native faecal examination showed the presence of D. caninum worm eggs. Animals diagnosed with dipylidiasis. Cat cases were treated by administering 50 mg praziquantel therapy with the recommendation of 1 tablet for 10 kg/BW orally. In conclusion, the treatment of dipylidiasis by administering praziquantel therapy has proven to be effective.