Parasite Egg ID

Tapeworms (Dipylidium)

• Transmission:

Intermediate host –common flea

From eating rodents/rabbits with tapeworm, eating fleas

• Symptoms:

Flea problems

Diarrhea/weight loss

Scooting on floor

Form segments called proglottids that shed as tapeworm grows

Proglottids look like rice in feces

Tapeworms (Dipylidium)

Whipworm (Trichuns vulpis)

• Transmission:From eating contaminated soil, food or water

Eggs survive in soil for many years

Hard to control

• Symptoms:Anemia

Weight loss/bloody diarrhea

Poor coat appearance

Get name from adult shape – thin at one end/thick at the other, much like a whip and handle

Whipworm (Trichuns vulpis)

Roundworm (Ascarids)

• Transmission:

Ingesting rodents or contaminated soil

Passing eggs through placenta or milk to young

• Symptoms:

Swollen abdomen

Diarrhea/vomiting/ weight loss

Poor haircoat

May appear in feces – long, skinny spaghetti

Most common intestinal parasite

Eggs can invade lungs and intestines

Roundworm (Ascarids)

Hookworms (Ancylostoma)

• Transmission:

From eating contaminated soil

Eggs may penetrate through pads/skin

Puppies can acquire through nursing

• Symptoms:

Diarrhea/Vomiting

Weight loss

Poor coat appearance

Hookworms (Ancylostoma)