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Tapeworms in dogs symptoms and treatment
Several tapeworms infect dogs, the most common being Dipylidium caninum. Tapeworms usually have an indirect life cycle; the dog is infected when it eats an infected intermediate host. Fleas and lice are intermediate hosts for tapeworms, whereas wild animals (e.g., rabbits) are intermediate hosts for some Taenia spp.
Aesthetically offensive, tapeworms in dogs are rarely pathogenic. The most common sign in infested dogs is anal irritation associated with shed segments "crawling" on the area. Typically, the owner sees motile tapeworm segments on the feces and requests treatment. Occasionally a segment enters an anal sac and causes inflammation. Very rarely, large numbers of tapeworms cause intestinal obstruction.
Tapeworms treatment involves praziquantel and episprantel and both are effective against all species of tapeworms in dogs. Prevention of tapeworms involves controlling the intermediate host (i.e., fleas and lice for D. caninum). Echinococcus spp. are a human health hazard. The prognosis is excellent for dogs with tapeworms.
Canine tapeworms diagnostic plan:
History
Physical examination
Detection of tapeworm segments in the stool
Canine tapeworms treatment:
Dewormers
Control of patient's hunting and eating habits
Canine tapeworms dietary plan:
Case by case.
We recommend:
Farnam Pet Products D-worm Tapeworms 10tablets
Several tapeworms infect dogs, the most common being Dipylidium caninum. Tapeworms usually have an indirect life cycle; the dog is infected when it eats an infected intermediate host. Fleas and lice are intermediate hosts for tapeworms, whereas wild animals (e.g., rabbits) are intermediate hosts for some Taenia spp.
Aesthetically offensive, tapeworms in dogs are rarely pathogenic. The most common sign in infested dogs is anal irritation associated with shed segments "crawling" on the area. Typically, the owner sees motile tapeworm segments on the feces and requests treatment. Occasionally a segment enters an anal sac and causes inflammation. Very rarely, large numbers of tapeworms cause intestinal obstruction.
Tapeworms treatment involves praziquantel and episprantel and both are effective against all species of tapeworms in dogs. Prevention of tapeworms involves controlling the intermediate host (i.e., fleas and lice for D. caninum). Echinococcus spp. are a human health hazard. The prognosis is excellent for dogs with tapeworms.
Canine tapeworms diagnostic plan:
History
Physical examination
Detection of tapeworm segments in the stool
Canine tapeworms treatment:
Dewormers
Control of patient's hunting and eating habits
Canine tapeworms dietary plan:
Case by case.
We recommend:
Farnam Pet Products D-worm Tapeworms 10tablets
Canine tapeworms | Tapeworms in dogs
Hookworms in dogs
Ancylostoma spp. and Uncinaria spp. are common in dogs. Infestation is usually via ingestation of the ova or through transcolostral transmission; freshly hatched larvae may also penetrate the skin. The adults live in the small intestinal lumen, where they attach to the mucosa. Plugs of intestinal mucosa and/or blood is ingested, depending on the worm species. In severe infestations, hookworms in dogs may be found in the colon.
Young dogs may have life-threatening blood loss or iron-defiency anemia, melena, frank fecal blood, diarrhea, and/or failure to thrive. Older dogs rarely have disease solely on hookworms, but these worms may still contribute to disease caused by other intestinal problems.
Finding hookworms in dogs feces is diagnostic and easy because hookworms are prolific egg producers. However, 5 to 10-day-old puppies may be exsanguinated by transcolostrally obtained hookworms before ova appear in the feces. Such prepatent infections rarely occur in older dogs that have received a sudden, massive exposure. Diagnosis is suggested by signalment and clinical signs in these dogs. Iron deficiency anemia in a puppy or kitten free of fleas is highly suggestive of hookworms in dogs.
Warious anthelmintics are effective to treat hookworms in dogs. Treatment should be repeated in approximately 3 weeks to kill parasites entering the intestinal lumen from the tissues. In anemic puppies, blood transfusions may be lifesaving. High-dose fenbendazole therapy in bitches reduces trancolostral transmission to puppies. Hookworms are a potential human health hazard (i.e., cutaneous larval migrans). Use of heartworm preventives containing pyrantel or milbemycin help to minimize infestations of hookworms in dogs.
The prognosis is good in mature dogs but guarded in severely anemic puppies. If the puppies are severely stunted in their growth, they may never attain their anticipated body size, so it is extremely important to treat hookworms in dogs.
Canine hookworms diagnostic plan:
History
Physical examination
Stool analysis
Blood work
Canine hookworms treatment:
Dewormers
Blood transfusions
Supportive therapy
Canine hookworms dietary plan:
Based on individual patients.
We would love to hear your pet's story. Please add a comment.
Ancylostoma spp. and Uncinaria spp. are common in dogs. Infestation is usually via ingestation of the ova or through transcolostral transmission; freshly hatched larvae may also penetrate the skin. The adults live in the small intestinal lumen, where they attach to the mucosa. Plugs of intestinal mucosa and/or blood is ingested, depending on the worm species. In severe infestations, hookworms in dogs may be found in the colon.
Young dogs may have life-threatening blood loss or iron-defiency anemia, melena, frank fecal blood, diarrhea, and/or failure to thrive. Older dogs rarely have disease solely on hookworms, but these worms may still contribute to disease caused by other intestinal problems.
Finding hookworms in dogs feces is diagnostic and easy because hookworms are prolific egg producers. However, 5 to 10-day-old puppies may be exsanguinated by transcolostrally obtained hookworms before ova appear in the feces. Such prepatent infections rarely occur in older dogs that have received a sudden, massive exposure. Diagnosis is suggested by signalment and clinical signs in these dogs. Iron deficiency anemia in a puppy or kitten free of fleas is highly suggestive of hookworms in dogs.
Warious anthelmintics are effective to treat hookworms in dogs. Treatment should be repeated in approximately 3 weeks to kill parasites entering the intestinal lumen from the tissues. In anemic puppies, blood transfusions may be lifesaving. High-dose fenbendazole therapy in bitches reduces trancolostral transmission to puppies. Hookworms are a potential human health hazard (i.e., cutaneous larval migrans). Use of heartworm preventives containing pyrantel or milbemycin help to minimize infestations of hookworms in dogs.
The prognosis is good in mature dogs but guarded in severely anemic puppies. If the puppies are severely stunted in their growth, they may never attain their anticipated body size, so it is extremely important to treat hookworms in dogs.
Canine hookworms diagnostic plan:
History
Physical examination
Stool analysis
Blood work
Canine hookworms treatment:
Dewormers
Blood transfusions
Supportive therapy
Canine hookworms dietary plan:
Based on individual patients.
We would love to hear your pet's story. Please add a comment.
Canine hookworms | Hookworms in dogs
Whipworms in dogs
Trichuris Vulpis is principally found in the Eastern United States. Dogs with whipworms acquire the infection by ingesting ova; the adults burrow into the colonic and cecal mucosa and may cause inflammation, bleeding and intestinal protein loss. Dogs and rarely cats acquire whipworms, which produces a wide spectrum of mild to severe colonic disease, including hematochezia and protein-losing enteropathy. Severe trichuriasis may cause hyponatremia and hyperkalemia, mimicking hypoadrenocorticism. The marked hyponatremia might be responsible for the CNS signs (e.g., seizures) sometimes attributed to whipworm in dogs.
Whipworms in dogs should always be sought in dogs with bloody stools or other colonic diseases. Diagnosis is made through finding ova in the feces or seeing the adults at endoscopic evaluation. However, these ova are relatively dense and float only in properly prepared flotation solutions. Furthermore, ova are shed intermittently and sometimes can be found only if multiple fecal examinations are performed.
Because of the potential difficulty in diagnosing whipworms in dogs, it is reasonable to empirically treat dogs with chronic large bowel disease with fenbendazole or other appropriate drugs before proceeding to endoscopy. If a dog is treated for whipworms, it should be treated again in 3 months to kill worms that were not in the intestinal lumen at the time of the first treatment. The ova persist in the environment for long periods. The prognosis for recovery is good for whipworms in dogs.
Canine whipworms diagnostic plan:
History
Physical examination
Stool analysis
Colonoscopy
Therapeutic deworming
Canine whipworms treatment:
Dewormers
Supportive therapy
Canine whipworms dietary plan:
Case by case.
We would love to hear your pet's story. Please add a comment.
Trichuris Vulpis is principally found in the Eastern United States. Dogs with whipworms acquire the infection by ingesting ova; the adults burrow into the colonic and cecal mucosa and may cause inflammation, bleeding and intestinal protein loss. Dogs and rarely cats acquire whipworms, which produces a wide spectrum of mild to severe colonic disease, including hematochezia and protein-losing enteropathy. Severe trichuriasis may cause hyponatremia and hyperkalemia, mimicking hypoadrenocorticism. The marked hyponatremia might be responsible for the CNS signs (e.g., seizures) sometimes attributed to whipworm in dogs.
Whipworms in dogs should always be sought in dogs with bloody stools or other colonic diseases. Diagnosis is made through finding ova in the feces or seeing the adults at endoscopic evaluation. However, these ova are relatively dense and float only in properly prepared flotation solutions. Furthermore, ova are shed intermittently and sometimes can be found only if multiple fecal examinations are performed.
Because of the potential difficulty in diagnosing whipworms in dogs, it is reasonable to empirically treat dogs with chronic large bowel disease with fenbendazole or other appropriate drugs before proceeding to endoscopy. If a dog is treated for whipworms, it should be treated again in 3 months to kill worms that were not in the intestinal lumen at the time of the first treatment. The ova persist in the environment for long periods. The prognosis for recovery is good for whipworms in dogs.
Canine whipworms diagnostic plan:
History
Physical examination
Stool analysis
Colonoscopy
Therapeutic deworming
Canine whipworms treatment:
Dewormers
Supportive therapy
Canine whipworms dietary plan:
Case by case.
We would love to hear your pet's story. Please add a comment.
Canine whipworms | Whipworms in dogs
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