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Hookworm Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are Hookworms? | Another common intestinal parasite in dogs and occasionally cats |
| What do Hookworms have? | Have “teeth-like” structures to attach to the small intestine wall to feed on the animal’s blood |
| What is the Species name for Hookworms? | Ancylostoma caninum |
| How do Hookworms Reproduce? | The adults lay eggs that pass in the feces |
| What is the First Stage in the Hookworms Lifecycle? | Eggs passed in feces and in 2-10 days they will hatch and release the larvae. They are excellent swimmers that can travel through rain/dew. |
| What is the Second Stage in the Hookworms Lifecycle? | Larvae enters through ingestion or by burrowing through the skin. |
| What is the Third and Final Stage in the Hookworms Lifecycle? | Ingested larvae make it to the intestine easily but ones that go into skin travel to lungs where they are coughed up and then swallowed. |
| What are the signs of Hookworms? | vomiting, diarrhea, anemia, weakness, black feces, poor coat, occasional coughing |
| How are Hookworms diagnosed? | Not visible in feces and is diagnosed by seeing eggs in a fecal analysis |
| What is the Human Factor for Hookworms? | Can infect humans! Can get cutaneous larval migrans (creeping eruptions) which causes skin disease |
| What is the prevention for Hookworms? | Monthly preventatives, hygiene |
| What are Protozoans? | A protozoa is a SINGLE CELLED organism that produces single celled eggs called oocysts. |
| What are Protozoan Parasites? | So, a protozoan parasite is a parasite too that uses its host, but the difference is this is NOT a worm, but just tiny single celled organism causing the problem. Examples are coccidia, giardia and toxoplasmosis |
| How are Fecal Analysis performed? | Fecal Analysis of fresh stool run under a microscope to check for ova |
| How often should Fecal Analysis be checked? | Should be checked annually |
| What treatment options are there for dewormers? | “Dewormers" are an anthalmintic and a name which is used to describe medications used to treat internal parasitic infections, usually of the digestive tract. |
| How do dewormers work? | Each dewormer kills different species of worms, so it is necessary to know which parasites an animal has before selecting the wormer. |
| What do antiparasitic medications kill? | Some anti-parasitic medications kill other types of internal parasites such as protozoa, including Toxoplasma, Giardia, and coccidia |
| How often do treatments need to be given? | Often treatments need to be given every few weeks for a period to make sure all stages of life cycle or eradicated. |
| Why are they broad spectrum drugs? | Many of these drugs are described as “broad-spectrum,” because they're good for treating a wide range of parasites, including worms that live in the gut. They're poisonous to parasites, but safe for pets. |
| Which drug is good for killing coccidia? | Sulfadimethoxine |
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