Editing Toxocariasis (section)

==Other animals==
===Cats===
Some treatments for infection with ''Toxocara cati'' include drugs designed to cause the adult worms to become partially anaesthetized and detach from the intestinal lining, allowing them to be excreted live in the feces.  Such medications include [[piperazine]] and [[pyrantel]].  These are frequently combined with the drug [[praziquantel]] which appears to cause the worm to lose its resistance to being digested by the host animal. Other effective treatments include [[ivermectin]], [[milbemycin]], and [[selamectin]].<ref name=fcp>{{Cite book|title=Feline clinical parasitology|last1=Bowman|first1=Dwight D.|last2=Hendrix|first2=Charles M.|last3=Lindsay|first3=David S.|last4=Barr|first4=Steven C. | name-list-style = vanc |edition=First|year=2002|page=275|publisher=Iowa State University|place=Ames, Iowa|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mvpsA9dGdpAC&pg=PA278|isbn=978-0-8138-0333-3|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426192104/https://books.google.com/books?id=mvpsA9dGdpAC&pg=PA278|archive-date=2018-04-26}}</ref> [[Dichlorvos]] has also been proven to be effective as a poison, though moves to ban it over concerns about its toxicity have made it unavailable in some areas.{{cn|date=May 2021}}

Treatment for wild felids, however, is difficult for this parasite, as detection is the best way to find which individuals have the parasite.  This can be difficult as infected species are hard to detect.  Once detected, the infected individuals would have to be removed from the population, in order to lower the risk of continual exposure to the parasites.A primary method that has been used to lower the amount of infection is removal through hunting.  Removal can also occur through landowners, as Dare and Watkins (2012) discovered through their research on cougars.  Both hunters and landowners can provide samples that can be used to detect the presence of feline roundworm in the area, as well as help remove it from the population.  This method is more practical than administering medications to wild populations, as wild animals, as mentioned before, are harder to find in order to administer medicinal care.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}

Medicinal care, however, is also another method used in roundworm studies; such as the experiment on managing raccoon roundworm done by Smyser et al. (2013) in which they implemented medical baiting. However, medicine is often expensive and the success of the baiting depends on if the infected individuals consume the bait.  Additionally, it can be costly (in time and resources) to check on baited areas.  Removal by hunting allows agencies to reduce costs and gives agencies a more improved chance of removing infected individuals.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}