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Table 6 Fecal larval counts observed pre-treatment and after the first and second treatments in cats included in study 2

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 19

SD 20

SD 21

SD 22a

SD 23b

SD 25b

No. of cats shedding larvae

0

0

13

18

20

20

Minimum LPG

0

0

0

Maximum LPG

0

0

21

Arithmetic mean

0

0

3.02

2.61a

0.2b

7.0b

After first treatment (SD 26)

 

SD 48

SD 49

SD 50

   

Group 1

 No. of cats shedding larvae

10

6

10

   

 Minimum LPG

1.2

0

0.39

   

 Maximum LPG

321.57

435.1

4500

   

 Arithmetic mean

86.35

110.97

741.98

   

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

   

After second treatment (SD 54)

 

SD 57

SD 60

SD 61–63

   

Group 1

 No. of cats shedding larvae

9

8

8

   

 Minimum LPG

0

0

0

   

 Maximum LPG

594.12

444

926.47

   

 Arithmetic mean

152.60

125.93

279.83

   

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
  2. aOnly samples from 7 cats that were not shedding larvae on SD 21 were collected
  3. bOnly samples from 2 cats that were not shedding larvae on SD 22 were collected