Sentences with phrase «common lungworm»

Aelurostrongylus abstrusus, the most common lungworm of cats, is found in many parts of the world including the United States, Europe, and Australia.

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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.

There are many types of cat parasites — roundworms, tapeworms, hookworms, lungworms and coccida, to name the most common.

A fecal examination is the most common way to diagnose lungworms in dogs.

The most common symptoms of lungworm infection include airway irritation and persistent coughing.

However, because lungworms are not terribly common in dogs, and there are many other, much more frequent causes for these same symptoms, a process of elimination must take place to diagnose the cause and treat the underlying condition.

Cough is less often due to heart disease in cats, although heartworm disease, asthma, bronchitis and lungworms are all common causes of cough in cats.

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.