Sentences with phrase «infective larvae»

The larvae then develop into infective larvae.

If puppies are exposed to mosquitoes carrying infective larvae, they can become infected.

Keep in mind that heartworm preventatives work by killing infective larvae from mosquitoes that have already bitten your dog.

It is generally assumed that horses housed in barns with manure collected every day or two from the stalls are not at risk of ingesting infective larvae of internal parasites (cyathostomines) unless they are turned out on pasture.

Over the following 10 to 14 days, these microfilariae develop and mature into infective larvae inside the mosquito.

These babies then mature to the «infective larvae» stage over a period of 10 - 14 days, and are transmitted to a new dog or cat host when the mosquito bites them.

Within the mosquito, these mature into infective larvae within two weeks, and then when the mosquito bites another susceptible animal it injects them with the infective larvae into the skin.

When the infected mosquito bites into another dog, cat, or wild canid the infective larvae are transmitted to the new host.

It then takes a little over six months for the infective larvae to mature into adult worms that can live for five to seven years in the dog.

Vectra 3D blocks transmission (~ 98 percent) by repelling the mosquito before it bites the dog and transmits the heartworm infective larvae.

The goal is to intervene at two different stages — first, to help prevent mosquitoes from feeding on microfilaremic dogs and wild canids, and second, to prevent infected mosquitoes from biting dogs, cats or ferrets and transmitting infective larvae.

When fully developed, the infective larvae enter the bloodstream and move to the heart and vessels, where they grow to maturity and start reproducing more microfilaria.

Dogs that are exposed to a large number of infective larvae at once are at great risk of sudden death due to massive numbers of developing larvae bombarding the vascular system.

Once inside the mosquito, over a period of ten to fourteen days, the microfilariae literally transform themselves into infective larvae.

Once a mosquito carries the infective larvae, when it bites another dog, those larvae are then passed into the bloodstream of the dog.

Over a period of six to eight months, the infective larvae mature into adult heartworms.

The infective larvae enter the host either by mouth or through the skin, particularly the feet.

Over a 2 to 4 week time period, infective larvae develop in the eggs.

When the mosquito next bites a susceptible animal, the infective larvae enter the tissues and begin a migration into the blood vessels.

The microfilariae must be taken up by biting mosquitoes, and transform into infective larvae over a two - week period inside the insect.

Running barefoot through the park or beach may seem pleasant but if the soil has been contaminated with canine fecal matter, the eager infective larvae may be waiting to penetrate your skin.

The Double Defense Heartworm Protocol means protecting dogs from mosquitoes which may transmit heartworms as well as from the infective larvae on the inside.

The anti-feeding and insecticidal activity of Vectra ® 3D against mosquitoes was over 99 % effective in blocking the development of infective larvae.2

When a mosquito next bites a susceptible animal, the infective larvae enter the tissues and begin a migration into the blood vessels.

After that, the mosquito bites another dog, cat or other susceptible animal, and the infective larvae enter through the bite wound.

Mosquitoes carrying heartworm larvae bite dogs and inject the infective larvae into the dog under the skin or into tiny blood vessels as the mosquito takes its blood meal.

The mosquito's mouthparts pass the infective larvae to your dog's skin, where they burrow into the tissue through the bite wound.2 The larvae begin to mature within three days and continue migrating through your dog's tissue for several weeks.2

After a couple of days these eggs embryonate, developing infective larvae inside the eggs.

When a mosquito feeds on an infected animal, it ingests these microfilariae, which develop into infective larvae inside the mosquito in about two weeks.2

It then takes a little over 6 months for the infective larvae to mature into adult worms.

Additionally, the infective larvae can contaminate food sources and with inadequate preparation be ingested.

It takes months for dogs with heartworms to test positive (Remember, it takes six months for the infective larvae to mature to adult heartworms) so your pet may have been infected with larvae at last year's exam, but did not read positive on that test.

These infective larvae can then be transmitted to another animal when the mosquito bites to get its next meal of blood.

Then, when the mosquito bites another pet, the infective larvae are transmitted.

After about two weeks in the mosquito, the microfilariae become infective larvae.

When a mosquito bites an infected dog, it sucks up the microfilariae, which then live in the mosquito in order to mature into infective larvae.

Administration of a 4 - week course of doxycycline will render microfilariae incapable of normal development to infective larvae in mosquitoes and subsequent development of these larvae in dogs.8, 9

Technically, the pill reaches back and kills infective larvae that may have infected your dog 42 days or so prior so this gives protection back into late April.

If we administer 100 infective larvae to a dog, 75 will mature to adults.

When mature, the infective larvae migrate to the labium of the mosquito.

Mosquitoes carrying heartworm larvae bite dogs and introduce the infective larvae under the skin, or into the blood vessels.

Most dogs are highly susceptible to HW infection, and the majority of infective larvae (L3) develop into adults.

In fact, studies have shown that infective larvae were able to survive on Minnesota pastures during winter months.2 «Parasites require grass and cattle to complete their life cycle, therefore if cattle have been grazing on grass, you can be almost certain they have parasites,» says Gary Sides, cattle nutritionist with Pfizer Animal Health Veterinary Operations.

Efficacy of macrocyclic lactones decreases below 100 % in dogs, however, if first administered > 2 months after exposure to infective larvae.

Dogs become infected with hookworms by ingesting these larvae, by ingesting vertebrate hosts or cockroaches with infective larvae in their tissues, or by having the larvae penetrate their skin.

Typically it takes between one and three weeks for these eggs to develop from the time they are «laid» to the time they contain an infective larvae.

These two species of worms are transmitted to humans through the ingestion of roundworm eggs which contain infective larvae.

It takes approximately 6 months for infective larvae to grow into mature heartworms and begin procreating.

The parasite lives inside a mosquito, and develops into infective larvae in 10 to 14 days.

Both kittens and adult cats may become infected by swallowing roundworm eggs (eggs picked up on the fur or feet from contact with infected cats» bowel movements) which contain infective larvae.