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To our knowledge, this report is the first to describe a case of urinary capillariosis in a cat in Poland.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Case presentation<\/jats:title><jats:p>A female formerly stray cat aged about 1.5\u2009years showing dysuria, stranguria, periuria and lethargy was presented at the veterinary clinic. Urinalysis revealed the presence of<jats:italic>Capillaria plica<\/jats:italic>eggs in the sediment. The cat was treated successfully with three topical doses of Broadline (Merial, Toulouse, France).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p><jats:italic>C. plica<\/jats:italic>is a nematode whose definitive hosts are carnivores, which are infected by eating earthworms (the intermediate hosts). Thus,<jats:italic>C. plica<\/jats:italic>infestation is more frequent in wild carnivores and dogs, and rare in cats. 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