identifying Nematodes

Toxocara canis - canine roundworm

Toxocara cati - feline roundworm

Toxoscaris leonina - canine & feline roundworm

Baylisascaris procyonis - raccoon roundworm

characteristics of a Toxocara species

C/S : vomiting, diarrhea, constipation

ZOONOTIC 

paratenic hosts: rodents, rabbits

prevention: hygiene, deworming

treatment: Fendendazole

route of transmission: ingestion of infected egg

Dx technique: fecal flotation

Ancylostoma caninum - canine Hookworm

Ancylostoma braziliense - canine and feline Hookworm

Uncinaria stenocephala - canine and feline Hookworm

Ancylostoma tubaeforme - feline Hookworm

Strongylus equinus - horse Redworm

Characteristics of Strongyloidea (Ancylostoma) species

PPP - depends of species and route of transmission

route of transmission: ingestion of eggs, transdermal, across placenta/mammary milk

Dx: fecal flotation

attach to small intestine of cats, dogs and large animals

produce severe anemia in kittens and puppies

ZOONOTIC

eggs:

• oval or ellipsoid, thin walls with 8-16 cells

• larvate rapidly in environment (fresh feces needed)

prevention: interceptor, heartguard

treatment: mebendazole, fenbendazole

Trichostrongyle-type - bovine lungworm(?)

Strongyloides sp. - canine intestinal threadworm

Muellerius capillaris - caprine lungworm

Trichuris vulpis - canine whipworm

Capillaria plica (K9) and Capillaria feliscati (feline) - bladder worm

Trichuris spiralis - swine

Oxyuris equi - equine pinworm

Dioctophyma renale - canine kidney worm

Dirofilaria immitis - canine heartworm

Acanthocheilonema reconditum - canine heartworm