Sentences with phrase «diagnose lungworms»

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

In order to diagnose lungworm in your puppy he needs to be examined by your veterinarian who will do one, or more, of these tests:

Diagnosing lungworm can be time consuming and take several different samples and tests to be sure that there are lungworms in your puppy's respiratory system.

A special fecal test called a Baermann fecal is used to diagnose lungworm infection by identifying the lungworm larvae passed in the stool.

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Lungworm can be difficult to diagnose and can cause a variety of symptoms including coughing; tummy upsets, bleeding disorders and sadly, sudden death.

Because lungworms typically reside in this area, their presence may be inadvertently diagnosed through the trachea wash by the presence of lungworms in the sample.

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 can also be due to pneumonia, heartworms, lungworms, collapsing trachea, bronchitis, lung cancer, and many other disorders that can only be diagnosed by chest X-rays and other testing.

If lungworms are diagnosed, an anti-parasite drug must be given.