Dog Flashcards
Fecal flotation from a dog
38–51 x 27–39 µm
Identify the genus
Cystoisospora
Fecal flotation from a dog
11–14 x 9–11 µm
What is the common name of these type of protozoan parasites?
Coccidia
Fecal flotation from a dog
7–22 x 3–15 µm
Identify the genus
Sarcocystis
Fecal flotation from a dog
7 x 5 µm
Identify the genus
Cryptosporidium
Direct saline smear from fresh feces of a dog
6–11 x 3–4 µm
What type (i.e., amoeba, flagellate, cilliate, apicomplexan, helminth, arthropod) of parasite is this?
Flagellate or more specific trichomonad
Fecal flotation from a dog
52–79 x 28–58 µm
and
71–92 x 35–58 µm
Identify the genera and species of the two different parasites
Ancylostoma caninum
and
Uncinaria stenocephala
Fecal flotation from a dog
85–90 x 75 µm
Identify the genus and species
Toxocara canis
Fecal flotation from a dog
63–75 x 53–60 µm
Identify the genus and species
- Baylisascaris procyonis*
- Note, dogs are an alternate definitive host for B. procyonis and raccoons are normal definitive hosts
Direct saline smear of fresh feces from a dog
12–17 x 7–10 µm
Identify the genus of this protozoan parasite
Giardia trophozoites
Fecal flotation from a dog
85–90 x 75 µm
and
52–79 x 28–58 µm
and
72–90 x 32–40 µm
Identify three genera of parasites present
Toxocara
and
Ancylostoma
and
Trichuris
Fecal sedimentation from a dog
42–53 x 29–35 µm
Identify the genus
Physaloptera
Fecal flotation from a dog
72–90 x 32–40 µm
and
52–79 x 28–58 µm
Identify the genera and species of two parasites
Trichuris vulpis
and
Ancylostoma caninum
Fecal sedimentation from a dog
30–38 x 11–15 µm
Identify the genus and species
Spirocerca lupi
Baermann test using fresh feces from a dog; stained with iodine
150–390 µm
Identify the genus and species
Strongyloides stercoralis
Fecal flotation from a dog
38–51 x 27–39 µm
and
9–13 x 7–9 µm
Identify the genera of two different protozoan parasites
Cystoisospora
and
Giardia cysts
Fecal flotation from a dog
9–13 x 7–9 µm
Identify the genus
Giardia cysts
Fecal flotation from a dog
52–79 x 28–58 µm
and
72–90 x 32–40 µm
and
9–13 x 7–9 µm
Identify three genera of parasites
Ancylostoma
and
Trichuris
and
Giardia
Fecal flotation from a dog
Identify eggs A. (genus and species) and B. (type of egg) by their bipolar plug
A: Trichuris vulpis
and
B: Capillarid
Note: T. vulpis has ridges and the capillarid egg does not
Fecal flotation from a dog
58–79 x 29–40 µm
and
54–60 x 30–35 µm
Identify the genus
Eucoleus (capillarid)
Fecal sample from a dog
340–399 x 13–17 µm
Identify the genus and species
Angiostrongylus vasorum
Fecal flotation from a dog
232–266 µm
Idenify the genus and species
Oslerus osleri
Note: Larvae can also be found in the trachea.
Fecal flotation from a dog
120–200 µm
Identify the genus and species
Dipylidium caninum egg packet
Fecal flotation from a dog
25–40 µm
Identify the two genera these eggs could be
Taenia
or
Echinococcus
Note: These eggs are morphologically identical
Fecal flotation from a dog
25–40 µm
and
85–90 x 75 µm
Identify the genera of at least two different parasites present
Taenia or Echinococcus
and
Toxocara
