Category Intestinal Parasites

Whipworm Treatment And Prevention

Whipworms are on our mind this morning because two little patients, Sammy and Bandaro have arrived for their appointments today with vomiting and loss of appetite. Whipworms are a pesky intestinal worm of dogs that causes weight loss, diarrhea (usually…

Just Goes To Show You

You just never know. By the time he has thirty years of practice under his belt a veterinarian has a pretty good idea what to expect from certain cases. Crisy Ann, for example, could just as easily be named “Prissy,”…

Zoonosis

Zoonosis. The first syllable is pronounced zo’, with a long “o”, comes from the Greek word for life and has evolved to mean “animal.” “Nosis” is also Greek and refers to disease. In modern usage zoonosis refers to a disease…

Tapeworms In Dogs And Cats

Tapeworms in dogs are Dipylidium caninum, Taenia pisiformis and Echinococcus granulosus. Tapeworms in cats are Dipylidium caninum and Taenia taeniaformis. Dipylidium caninum Let’s begin with the tapeworms you are most likely to deal with in your pet, Dipylidium caninum or…