Nematode Eggs and Larvae Found in Feces


 

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 Toxocara cati egg (90 um X 75um).


 Toxascaris leonina egg (80 um X 67 um).


 Ancylostoma species egg (60 um X 40 um).


 Capillaria aerophilia egg (70 um X 35 um).


 Physolaoptera species eggs (40 um X 48 um).


 Strongyloides stercoralis L1 (55 um X 32 um).


 Trichuris vulpis  egg (80 um X 40 um).  Note: very very rare in cats in the United States but probably more common than the whipworms of tropical cats.


 

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