The chief signs of
lungworm infections in cats and dogs are coughing and a rise in the number of white blood cells called eosinophils.
An increase in
lungworm infections in sheep has been identified by the Scottish Agricultural College Veterinary Investigation Centre.
Medications used to prevent / treat
a lungworm infection in puppies can include Ivermectin, Febendazole and Selamectin.
Prevalence and pathology of
lungworm infection in bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus from southwest Florida.
Not exact matches
Lungworm infections are uncommon and may not be normally considered
in the differential diagnosis, but may occur; diagnosis with faecal floatation or a bronchial mucus smear are diagnostic methods of choice, x-rays and bronchoscopy are also useful but you should discuss with your Veterinarian.
More commonly seen
in livestock such as cattle, sheep and goats,
lungworm infections are frequently the cause of livestock losses throughout the world.
A special fecal test called a Baermann fecal is used to diagnose
lungworm infection by identifying the
lungworm larvae passed
in the stool.
Even the increased blood eosinophil numbers that are often seen
in asthmatic cats occur
in lungworm infections as well.
Assessing the impact of
lungworm infection on the health of wild bottlenose dolphins
in central west Florida.
Weisberger writes that rat
lungworm infection has most prominently been documented
in the Pacific islands and parts of Asia, but is now established throughout Florida.