Heartworms are internal parasites that can cause serious illness in dogs.Heartworm larvae are transmitted to dogs via mosquito bite. Once inside the dog, the larvae migrate through various tissues and then mature into adult worms in the dog's heart and lungs. Adult heartworms look something like...
Keep in mind that even if your dog visits the vet every year, they may not be fully protected. The DOGPARCS study found that an estimated 40-52% of dogs remain completely unprotected from internal parasites, and less than half of dogs receive the recommended 12 months of protection each ye...
Heartworm Disease is a serious and possibly fatal condition caused by a parasite. Heartworm Disease and Prevention Hip Dysplasia Hip Dysplasia in Small Breed Dogs Hip Dysplasia is a dreaded disease and the most common cause of rear leg lameness in dogs. Even though it is most common in large ...
In developing countries such as Uganda, domestic dogs suffer high burdens of infectious diseases often with high mortalities. Surveillance data on the common diseases and associated mortalities is however scanty. We thus, present results of a retrospective study of common clinical conditions and mortalit...
Dogs can also take medications to reduce inflammation and manage symptoms. In severe cases, immunosuppressive drugs may get prescribed. Dietary Indiscretion Dogs are notorious for their curiosity and tendency to eat things they shouldn’t. Ingestion of foreign objects, toxins, or spoiled food can spe...
However, when it comes to lungworm in dogs, preventionmustbe monthly and can only be prescribed by your vet; worming every three months will not prevent lungworm. Always speak to your vet, as not all wormers are effective against this particular parasite. Lungworm has spread throughout the UK...
Uncinaria stenocephala a nematode member of Ancylostomatidae familiy is a common intestinal parasite of dogs in Europe. General morphological description of this nematode of 2-12 mm in length is described. Lyfe cycle comprises three free living larval stages, L1, L2, L3, beeing infective the...
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Coproantigen Detection Augments Diagnosis of Common Nematode Infections in DogsantigenascaridfecalhookwormwhipwormMicroscopic methods which employ active or passive flotation have been used to detect parasite diagnostic stages in the feces of companion animals for many years. More recently, coproantigen ...
Supportive evidence has mostly taken the form of demonstrations that animals behave differently as a function of their relatedness to their interactants or neighbors; animals such as colonial ground squirrels and prairie dogs, for example, have been found to call out warnings of predator presence ...