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Table 5 Fecal larval counts observed pre-treatment and after the first and second treatments in cats included in study 1

From: Efficacy of a spot-on combination containing 10% w/v imidacloprid and 1% w/v moxidectin for the treatment of troglostrongylosis in experimentally infected cats

Pre-treatment

 

SD 18/19

SD 20

SD 22

SD 24

SD 26

SD 28

No. of cats shedding larvae

0

3

16

16

15

16

Minimum LPG

0

0

4.2

24

0

0.2

Maximum LPG

0

0.6

56

231

492

1896

Arithmetic mean

0.00

0.08

25.63

100.88

154.88

379.14

After first treatment (SD 28)

 

SD 35

SD 36

SD 37

SD 42

SD 43

 

Group 1

 No. of cats shedding larvae

8

8

8

7

8

 

 Minimum LPG

13.8

32.6

9

0

0.4

 

 Maximum LPG

3255

1011

594

1464

1590

 

 Arithmetic mean

444.15

251.40

171.78

345.35

490.35

 

Group 2

 No. of cats shedding larvae

2

1

0

0

0

 

 Minimum LPG

0

0

0

0

0

 

 Maximum LPG

2

1.4

0

0

0

 

 Arithmetic mean

0.30

0.18

0

0

0

 

After second treatment (SD 56)

 

SD 63

SD 64

SD 65

   

Group 1

 No. of cats shedding larvae

7

6

6

   

 Minimum LPG

0

0

0

   

 Maximum LPG

669.6

3364

2016

   

 Arithmetic mean

160.88

1170.88

484.50

   

Group 2

 No. of cats shedding larvae

0

0

0

   

 Minimum LPG

0

0

0

   

 Maximum LPG

0

0

0

   

 Arithmetic mean

0

0

0

   
  1. SD study day, LPG larvae per gram of feces