Tests and Treatments

Giardia Treatments

Fenbendazole=Panacur

Albendazol

Metronidazole

Tinidazole

Paromomycin

Combo of these

Bathe dogs

Giardia Tests

Zinc sulfate flotation

Direct smear

antigen detection kits

Giardia

Trophozoites attach to intestinal mucosa

Giardia symptoms

Diarrhea

Malabsorption

Weight loss

Vomiting

Lethargy

Cryptosporidium

Apicomplexan parasite infecting GI tract

Cryptosporidium life cycle

Infective oocysts with 4 sporozoites

Cryptosporidium Affected Species

Calves

Human

Dogs

Cats etc

Cryptosporidium Symptoms

Diarrhea

Cryptosporidium Diagnosis

Sucrose flotation

phase contrast microscopy

fluorescents antibodies

Cryptosporidium Treatments

Nitazoxanide- Calves

Paromomycin

Tylosin

Azuthromycin-pets

Trypanosoma

Spindle shaped protozoan with flagellum and kinetoplast

Trypanosoma brucei, T. congolense

nagana

T. equiperdum

Dourine

T. cruzi

Chagas disease

Trypanosoma Symptoms

Acute: lymphadenopathy, myocarditis, lethargy

Chronic: Heart Failure, megaesophagus

Trypanosoma Diagnosis

Blood smear

Serology

PCR

Trypanosoma Treatments

Benzimidazole- not in US

Leishmania

Protozoan parasite causing visceral and cutaneous Leishmaniasis

Leishmania Symptoms

Nodular skin lesions

Weight loss

Lameness

Alopecia

Proteinuria

Leishmania Diagnosis

Serology

PCR

Biopsy

Cytology

Leishmania Treatments

Gabapentin

Steroids

Clopidogrel

Telmisartan

Allopurinol

Meglumine antimoniate

Leishmania Prevention

Spot repellents

Collars

Flea’s treatment

Topical/oral insecticides:
Isoxazolines

Fipronil

Imidacloprid

Seleamectiin

Fleas Symptoms

Skin irritation

Itching

Hair loss

Anemia is small animals

Dermatitis

Flea diseases

Cat scratch

Plague

Tapeworm

Ticks Symptoms

Anemia

Tick paralysis

Irritation

Secondary Infections

Ticks Diseases

Lyme

anaplasma

babesia

RMSF

Ticks Treatment

Isoxazolines

Permethrin(not cats)

Amitraz

Fipronil

Mosquitoes Diseases

Hearworms

Arborvirus (West Nile, Zika)

Blackfly infestation Symptoms

Hypersensitivity

Dermatitis

Anemia

Death in nestlings

Housefly Transmission

Mechanical Vectors

Horsefly Symptoms

Painful bite

Blood loss

Mechanical disease transmission

Blowflies Diseases

Fly strike in sheep
Wounds in dogs/cattle

Blowflies Symptoms

Tissue destruction

Foul odor

Secondary inferctions

Blowflies Treatment

Remove larvae

Ivermectin

Grooming

Mites Diseases

Scabies in Dogs, humans, livestock

Mites symptoms

Intese pruritus

Thickened crusty skin

secondary pyoderma

Otodectes cynotis

Ear mites in dogs/cats

dark cerumen

Demodex canis

demodicosis in immunocompromised dogs/puppies

Knemidokoptes

Scaly leg in chicken

Mites Treatments

Selamectin

Ivermectin

Isoxazolines

Disinfect Enviorment

Lice Symptoms

Pruritus

Anemia

Poor coat

Weight loss

Lice Treatments

Imidacloprid

Fipronil

Selamectin

Livestock Dips

Lice: Anoplura

Blood sucking

Lice: Mallophaga

Chewing