Pet cats, especially those that are very young or have other health problems, are susceptible to gastrointestinal parasites, or parasites of the digestive tract. Coccidia is one of the more common ...

Infection with coccidia is common in dogs (and cats). Veterinarians usually see coccidia in puppies, ... Lots of dogs love eating poop from other dogs, cats, deer, bunnies and poultry.

Dogs and cats can also develop the same symptoms people do due to parasitic infections. In addition to risks of hookworms and roundworms, pets are also vulnerable to whipworm, giardia and coccidia.

All of those cats drop a combined 2.6 billion pounds of poop every year. And though only about 1 percent of cats are thought to be infected at a given time, that still amounts to a lot of infected ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Coccidia is single-celled parasite that can live in the intestinal tract of your cat. Sometimes but rarely it can occur in dogs or puppies. It occurs primarily in felines ...