Parasites
Products
Life Cycles
Heartworm Disease
Diagnostics
100
This parasite can cause iron-deficiency anemia in heavily infested hosts, particularly young animals.
What are fleas
100
Protects against heartworm disease, roundworms, hookworms, whipworms, tapeworms, and prevents flea eggs from hatching.
What is Sentinel
100
The 4 life stages of fleas
What are: egg, larva, pupa (in a cocoon), and adult.
100
Clinical signs of canine heartworm infection that can be seen
What are coughing, exercise intolerance, lethargy, unthriftiness, dyspnea, and collapse
100
A reference laboratory test used to screen for Lyme disease, heartworm, Ehrlichia, and Anaplasma.
What is an Accuplex test
*Lyme disease detection on Antech’s Accuplex now includes screening for antibodies to C6.
200
Common, especially in puppies and kittens and are zoonotic. Adult parasites reside in the small intestine and may be associated with a mucoid diarrhea and/or loss of condition. Infected animals will have a dull coat and often are “pot-bellied.” Worms may be vomited and are often voided in the feces.
What is Roundworms (Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati)
200
Types of prevention sold in hospital at Everhart...
What is Bravecto, Bravecto Plus, Revolution, Sentiniel, and Simparica Trio. ***All other products are available for purchase on our online pharmacy.
200
The 4 life stages of ticks
What are egg, six-legged larva, eight-legged nymph, and adult.
*Interesting fact:
Ticks find their hosts by detecting animals´ breath and body odors, or by sensing body heat, moisture, and vibrations. Some species can even recognize a shadow. In addition, ticks pick a place to wait by identifying well-used paths. Then they wait for a host, resting on the tips of grasses and shrubs. Ticks can’t fly or jump, but many tick species wait in a position known as “questing” (legs outstretched, waiting to climb on to the host).
200
In the most advanced stage of heartworm disease the heart and lungs will show significant damage. The liver will also be enlarged. Dogs at this stage are very ill and are at risk of death.
(stage number ____)
What is Stage 4
200
The most comprehensive GI parasite screening. This test screens for 20 parasites, including hookworms, roundworms, whipworms, protozoa, Giardia, coccidia, and tapeworms.
What is the KeyScreen® GI Parasite PCR
300
A highly contagious disease of dogs that occurs worldwide. These parasites are mostly host specific, but the disease is zoonotic, and humans who come in contact with infested dogs may be infected. It is readily transmissible between dogs by means of direct contact; transmission via indirect contact may also occur by combs, brushes, towels, and blankets.
What is Sarcoptes scabiei, causes sarcoptic mange
300
This product prevents heartworm disease, kills 5 types of ticks, prevents fleas, and treats/controls roundworms and hookworms in dogs monthly.
What is Simparica Trio
300
The larvae penetrate the wall of the intestine. In younger dogs, the larvae travel through the lungs to the windpipe. They are coughed up, swallowed, and returned to the small intestine, where they mature into adult worms. There, adult female worms produce eggs. In older dogs, the larvae tend to form cysts in tissues. This parasite is _____
What is Roundworm (Toxocara)
300
One of the most essential restrictions once treatment is started to minimize the risk of pulmonary thromboembolism due to dead and dying adult heartworms
What is exercise restriction
300
A basic dermatological procedure. It is performed using a blade, a glass slide, and mineral oil. The skin is scraped either superficially or deep to search for mites (parasites) that live on the skin surface or hair follicle.
What is a skin scraping
400
Larvae that embed themselves as parasites in a cat or dog’s skin, eyes, upper respiratory tract, or central nervous system (brain/spinal cord). Common hosts are rabbits, rodents,and sometimes dogs.
What is Cuterebra, a type of botfly
400
This product (in chew) kills ticks (black-legged tick, American dog tick, brown dog tick, and Asian longhorned tick) for 12 weeks. It also kills lone star ticks for 8 weeks. This product (in topical solution) for Dogs kills ticks (black-legged tick, American dog tick, and brown dog tick) for 12 weeks. The topical solution for Dogs also kills lone star ticks for 8 weeks. (The topical solution) for Cats kills ticks (black-legged tick and Asian longhorned tick) for 12 weeks and for Cats also kills American dog ticks for 8 weeks.
What is Bravecto
400
The adult _____ live about 2 months, during which time they continually reproduce. The entire life cycle takes place on the host animal, although they can survive for a limited time in the environment. This parasite lives on cats, dogs, rabbits, and ferrets.
What are Ear mites (Otodectes cynotis)
400
Medication that is used to treat heartworm disease
What is melarsomine (Immiticide®) - Melarsomine kills adult heartworms in the heart and adjacent vessels. This drug is administered in a series of 3 injections.
400
The test determines the level of antibodies; results give you a number with the unit IU/mL. If the preliminary test is positive then your veterinarian will send for the more specific lyme disease test and if the result is greater than 30 IU/mL and your dog is having symptoms treatment would be necessary.
What is The Lyme Quantitative C6 test
500
Can cause diarrhea, bloody diarrhea, weight loss, and lethargy in dogs. Dogs become infested with this parasite by ingesting the egg from a contaminated environment. The eggs are very resilient in the environment, remaining viable for years even under extreme environmental conditions.
What is Canine whipworms, or Trichuris vulpis
500
Two products that we carry that treat and prevent ear mites.
Bravecto Plus and Revolution
500
In this parasites larval stage 3, it can penetrate human skin, leading to zoonotic larva migrans cutanea; or they can be ingested by a canine host, reach the small intestine, and become adult worms in 14 to 15 days, completing the life cycle. Larvae can also alternatively penetrate the paw of a canine.
What is the canine hookworm Ancylostoma caninum
500
_____ are at lesser risk than dogs and have a lower infection rate, yet they benefit from heartworm preventives because there are no effective treatments for infection.
What are cats
*Ferrets are also susceptible to heartworms, and treatment of infection is difficult. However, there is an approved preventive medication combination.
500
The presence of microfilariae confirms that mature adult worms are present in the heart and indicates the need for specific treatment to kill microfilariae. The best tests for detecting microfilariae are called concentration tests. The preferred test for this is ___________
What is the modified Knott's test