Sentences with phrase «as lungworms»

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Genetic analyses by Sylvain and Rick showed that the lungworm is a South American species, not an Aussie frog parasite as people had previously believed.

This would make it difficult to use the lungworms to control toads - because if we made the worms more common or more infective, we'd cause problems for native frogs as well.

Heartworm and lungworm treatment isn't as straightforward as treating intestinal puppy worms.

This chart shows which puppy worm medicines are used as a heartworm preventative, to prevent and / treat lungworm AND which other worms they are effective against...

More commonly seen in livestock such as cattle, sheep and goats, lungworm infections are frequently the cause of livestock losses throughout the world.

If lungworms are identified as the cause of your dogs respiratory problems, several medications are available that will readily kill the parasite, and can be used to prevent further infestations.

There are many types of lungworms identified, which in varying ways infect animals and migrate to the lungs and lower respiratory tract of their chosen host, causing a variety of respiratory problems such as bronchitis and pneumonia.

If other potential causes of coughing have been ruled out, lungworms may be considered as the culprit.

Before lungworms should be considered as a cause for coughing in younger (less than 2 year old) dog, the following conditions should also be considered, as they are far more widespread.

About 50 % of cats with heartworm disease will have evidence of enlarged pulmonary arteries on x-rays of their lungs.14 However, these findings can be found with other parasitic infections such as roundworms (Toxocara) and lungworms (Aelurostrongylus).

Also common are lung diseases associated with infection by feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) and those caused by such parasites as heartworms and lungworms, although the prevalence of those parasitic infections depends to a great extent on geographical, climatic and seasonal factors.

Lungworm is extremely serious and causes signs of cardiac and respiratory disease as well as hemorrhaging in the internal organs.

Kristy Sharpen) as was directed in her contract, where the dog was treated for kennel cough and lungworms.

The life cycle of the lungworm includes frogs, lizards, birds, and rodents as transport hosts of encysted larvae.

Even the increased blood eosinophil numbers that are often seen in asthmatic cats occur in lungworm infections as well.

The product can be also used as part of a treatment strategy for FAD (Flea Allergy Dermatitis) * Gastrointestinal worm control including several larval stages * Treatment and prevention of lungworms in dogs (Angiostrongylus vasorum and treatment ofcrenosoma vulpis) * Control of ear mites in cats and dogs * Control of sarcoptic mange in dogs * Control of Demodex mites in dogs