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Toxocara Canis
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*Found in small intestine of dogs/cats
*Eggs are spherical/deep pigmented center *Eggs are largest/rough pitted outer shell *Have jagged edge |
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Toxocara cati
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*smaller than T. canis
*a little less dense *Prepatent period of 21-35 days |
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Toxocara Leonina
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Large but more ovid in appearance
Wont find in large #s Outer shell is smooth/center has a hyaline or ground glass appearance |
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Toxocara Ancylostoma
"hookworm" |
Common in subtropical areas
They are smooth on the outside Cells seen on the outside Ellipsoid in shape and contain 8-16 cells Feed off blood for nutrients |
Can cause severe enemia in dogs and cats
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Stronglyloides stercoralis
"thread worms" |
Intestinal thread worm
found in mucosa of the sm intestine females parasitic/males not |
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Trichuris Vulpis
"canine whip worm" |
*very small
*require 3 months to develope infections/reappear after deworming *A symptomatic/can cause diarrhea TX: Panacur/fenbondozole |
Operculum/operculi bulbous ends
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Dipylidium canium
"Double-pored/Cucumber seed tapeworm" |
Proglottids have double pore
Trans. by ingesting flea Eggs contain egg pocket "A" sexual Have a secondary host Found on the anus |
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Taenia Pisiformes
"rabbit tapeworm" |
Adults live in sm intestine
Not self limiting Dogs get by eating rabbit viscera |
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Echinococcus granulosus
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*Zoonotic to humans
*in wild animals also dogs, cats *causes hudatid dz in humans in any internal organ rupture of cysts can cause anaphalytic shock |
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Nanophyetus salmincola
"flukes" |
*salmon poisioning of the pacific NW
*Vector for rickettsial agent that causes dz in dogs *Symptoms: enlarged lymphnodes, hemorrhagic diahrrhea *Green vomit |
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Dirofilaria Immitis
"dog Heartworm" |
Trans. by mosquitoes
Test Hw antigen Sometimes diaphaleria in blood test |
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Dipetalonema reconditum
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Trans through fleas
Weather dependant misdignosed as hw |
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Fleas
Order- Siphonaptera Ctenocephalides "cat flea" |
Infests dogs, cats
causes allergy dermatitis Blood suckers |
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Linognathus spp.
"sucking louse" |
cattle, dogs, sheep and goats
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Trichodectes canis
"chewing louse" of dogs |
Has wide head
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Sarcoptic mange mite
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in deeper dermal layers
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Sarcoptes scabiei
"scabies" |
Very itchy-hard to stop
Requires skin scrape for diag Burrows into the skin |
Has 8 legs-long segmented with suckers at the ends
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Demodetic mange
"Demodex infection" |
Upper portion of hairshaft
Bald spot/can stop itching Two forms of inf- localized and generalized in hairfolicle/sebaceous glands Skin Induced |
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Otodectes cynotis
"ear mite" |
Inf. usually bilateral
more common in cats cant infect humans |
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Rhipicephalus sanguineus
"Brown dog tick" |
Trans. Babesia, ehrlichia and mycoplamsa
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Inorate brown color and the lateral projections on its head
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Dermacentor variabilis
"american dog tick" |
E. Wa
Trans- cytauxzoonosis, rocky mtn spotted fever, tick paralysis and tularemia |
ID: Ornate Scutums
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Ixodes scapularis and pacificus
"black legged tick" |
in midwest/east
Trans: lyme disease, tick paralysis/winterkill |
ID: femals are half brown/half black colored scutum.
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