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31 + 32. endoparasite treatment Flashcards

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what two nematodes are vertically transmitted and acquired form environment or by eating paratenic host

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Toxocara canis (roundworm)- attack small intestine (thick walled L2)

Ancylostoma caninum (hookworm)- cause anemia- eat egg or skin penetration

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— cause autoinfection

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Strongyloides

intestinal threadworm
L3 infectious through perianal skin or colon

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dipylidium caninum is spread by

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fleas

infects young and old dogs at same rate

a doublepored tapeworm

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every puppy has —

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toxocara canis- roundworms

spread by milk, placenta, indirect and direct - infectious L2- attack small intestine (Ascarids- TTTB AHHPAT)

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adult toxocara canis worms grow in —

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3-4 weeks in puppy

larva in neonatal liver

roundworm- Ascarids- L2

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hookworms adults take — to grow in puppy

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2 weeks

can be spread by direct or L3 in milk

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what drug for roundworm

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Pyrantel pamoate and Fenbendazole

Toxocara canis- start 2 weeks of age every 2 weeks

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what drug for hookworm in dogs

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Pyrantel pamoate and Fenbendazole

A. caninum- start 2 weeks of age every 2 weeks

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how to prevent transplacental transmission of hookworm and roundworm in dogs

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Fenbendazole SID from gestational day 40 until 2
weeks post-whelping.

(heartworm meds)Selamectin or Moxidectin on gestational days 10 and 40 and days 10 and 40 post-whelping.

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toxocara canis larvae during pregnancy will

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wake up at 45 days
move to placenta

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A. caninum L3 during pregnancy will

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wake up at 42 days
move to mammary gland

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— very high efficacy against reactivated larvae in pregnant dog

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Macrocyclic lactones

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control for hookworms, ascarids and whipworms in general

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pick up poop
monthly preventatives
keep on leash

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Strongyloides stercoralis treatment

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treat all animals in house

Fenbendazole SID for 14 days

clean up poop, keep off contaminated area for 1 week- dry out

use disinfectants

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larval leak

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A. caninium:
a larva is somewhere in the body and does not get killed by meds

will activate and cause infection 2-3 weeks after treatment

use monthly moxidectin( advantage multi) to kill these worms before they lay more eggs

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A. caninum eggs in feces one week after therapy

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drug resistance

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A. caninum eggs are gone but back two to three weeks after treatment

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larval leak

use Advantage Multi (moxidectin)- month long drug that will kill worms before they lay eggs

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what breed of dogs are common to be drug resistance for A. caninum

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grey hounds

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rice grain in dog poop

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tapeworm- dipylidium

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— are intermediate hosts are tapeworms

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— is used to kill tapeworms

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Praziquantel

and flea prevention

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how to treat tapeworms

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praziquantel

prevent fleas
treat all pets in house for at least 3 months
treat any re-occurrence

keep dog on leash outside

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treatment for echinoccus multilocularis

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bad tapeworm

Praziquantel every 3 weeks

spread by fox and coyotes

very contagious- zoonotic

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— is very pathogenic for puppies with neuro signs and is not found in fecal exam

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--- is very common in puppies and animals should be washed to remove cysts from fur
giardia zoonotic
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treatment for giardia
No approved FDA drug Benzimidazoles (fenbendazole, febantel) Wash dog’s hind end after each defecation - remove cysts zoonotic
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treatment for cystoisospora
Sulfadimethoxine for 10 days – coccidiostat- wont multiply, drug will not kill protozoa In kennel situation (puppies present) use a coccidiocidal drug (none FDA approved)
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treatment for neospora. caninum or Toxoplasma gondii
no FDA approved Clindamycin (coccidiostat) for 10 days (or longer). Toltrazuril or Ponazuril (coccidiocidal)
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treatment for babesia
clindamycin Diminazene, Imidacarb diproprionate prevent ticks common in greyhounds cause anemia- spread by brown dog tick
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treatment for leishmania
antimonial- can have side effects maintenance with allopurinol common in foxhounds
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treatment for tritrichomonas
NO FDA ronidazole
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treatment for neospora, toxoplasma, hammondia
raw food diets treat all puppies even without clinical sings with clindamycin
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yearly parasite workup includes
fecal float proglottid check- tapeworms ectoparasite check- flea dirt, ticks heartworm SNAP monthly flea and tick preventatives
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--- parasite is found in cat vomit
ollulanus
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toxocara cati is spread by
direct, indirect and transmammary
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cats or dogs will have tracheal migration of Toxocara at any age
cats dogs will only have tracheal migration in under 6 month old puppies
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parasite control in kittens
treat every 2 weeks beginning at 3 weeks until 9 weeks old treat mom at same time at 9 weeks, start monthly preventative run fecal 3-4 times for 1st year, then yearly
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prevent T. cati transmammary transmission
treat with profender 5-6 days pre-whelping
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treatment for tapeworms in cats
prevent fleas praziquantel and epsiprantel keep cats inside
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--- cause chronic diarrhea in cats, that does not get better with meds
Tritrichomonas blagburni
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bob cat fever
cytauxzoon felis
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cytauxzoon felis causes --- and can be tested for by ---
bobcat fever PCR and blood smears
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Cytauxzoon felis is caused by
ticks lone star- amblyomma americanum
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how to treat giardia in cats
off label use of fenbendazole
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puppy shows round worm and fleas what drug?
Pyrantel pamoate- for roundworms give every 2 weeks for a total of 4 doses all puppies born with roundworm Praziquantel for fleas/ tapeworms
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animals with fleas usually have
tapeworms- "rice" in poop
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how to treat roundworm during pregnancy
Fenbendazole SID from gestational day 40 until 2 weeks post-whelping. (heartworm meds) Selamectin or Moxidectin* on gestational days 10 and 40 and days 10 and 40 post-whelping. capcvet.org

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