Levitan D M, Matz M E, Findlen C S, Fister R D
Department of Small Animal Medicine, Foster Hospital for Small Animals at Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine, North Grafton, Massachusetts 01536, USA.
J Am Anim Hosp Assoc. 1996 Sep-Oct;32(5):435-8. doi: 10.5326/15473317-32-5-435.
Oslerus osleri (O. osleri), found throughout the world, reportedly is the most common respiratory nematode of wild and domestic dogs. Oslerus osleri infestation was diagnosed in a 1.5-year-old Scottish terrier presenting with a seven-week history of progressive cough. Diagnosis was based upon visualization of characteristic lesions on bronchoscopic evaluation and recovery of O. osleri larvae from tracheal and bronchoalveolar lavage samples on fecal analyses. Therapy was successful using anti-inflammatory doses of prednisone (0.5 mg/kg body weight, per os [PO] every other day) and thiabendazole (35 mg/kg body weight, PO q 12 hrs for five days; then 70 mg/kg body weight, PO q 12 hrs for 21 days).
