Out of 3,927 dogs and 435 cats necropsied from 1970 to 1997, nine dogs (0.23%) and six cats (1.38%) had hepatic capilariosis. One cal and one dog presented clinical signs related to the parasitism; in ali the other affected animals the parasitism was considered an incidental necropsy fmding. The higher prevalence in cats was attributed to the social behavior and alimentary habits of the species. Data on sex, age, breed, origin, clinical signs, gross and histopathological findings of the affected animais are presented and discussed.
Copularia hepatica; parasites; diseases of dogs and cats; pathology
