Sentences with phrase «microfilariae when»

Mosquitoes ingest baby heartworms called microfilariae when taking a blood meal from an already infected dog.

Mosquitoes then ingest these microfilariae when they bite the infected animal, completing the lifecycle of heartworm.

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Microfilariae are what we normally check for when we do a heartworm check during a hospital visit.

The dog (or other host where the mosquito picks up the heartworm) must already be infected with mature male and female heartworms and they must have produced microfilariae that are alive when the dog is bitten and are at the site of the bite.

When a mosquito takes a blood meal from an infected host it also picks up these microfilariae.

When we first started out, we saw significant drops in her microfilaria counts (by Knotts test) with each regimen we initiated.

Adult heartworms can then produce live microfilaria, which are released into the bloodstream and the cycle repeats when another mosquito comes along.

(ref1, ref2) We think that Wolbachia enters the heartworm's eggs when they are incubating within the mature female heartworm's uterus to produce already - infected microfilaria.

This represents the time period from when the larvae has entered the animal's body until the microfilaria can be detected in the blood.

That's due in part because ss many as 20 percent of dogs infected with heartworms continue to have circulating microfilariae for at least a year or longer when receiving monthly treatment.

Puppies can be infected with microfilariae and not show signs of disease even when tested for many months.

When mosquitoes feed off an infected mammal, they pick up baby heartworms called microfilaria which grow and develop into infectious larvae in the mosquito until the insect feeds again, this time on your pet.

When the mosquito prepares bites a dog, L3 microfilariae enter the dog's skin through the tiny wounds from the bite.

Microfilariae are found in less than 20 % of feline infections; when they are present they are transient, low in number and survive only a few weeks.3, 8

When a mosquito bites an infected dog, fox, coyote, or wolf and takes a blood meal, it picks up baby heartworms (microfilaria) which then mature within the mosquito into larvae over a period of 10 to 14 days.

Adult heartworms live in the heart and adjacent large blood vessels, and one infected dog can have as many as 300 worms when diagnosed; the microfilariae live mainly in the small blood vessels of the body.

When used in a dog infected with heartworms, a shock - like reaction believed to be caused by dying microfilaria can occur.

When a mosquito bites an infected pet, it sucks out blood containing the microfilariae.

When mosquitoes bite an infected animal and ingest their blood, young heartworms (microfilariae) enter the mosquito's digestive system.

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.

When ingested by a mosquito, the microfilariae undergo a series of molts to the infective third larval stage, and then migrate to the salivary glands of the mosquito, where they wait to infect another host.

Heartworms are transmitted from one dog to another by mosquitoes, which pick up tiny immature heartworms, called microfilariae, when they bite an infected dog.

The life - cycle then continues when a mosquito bites an infected pet and itself becomes infected by the microfilariae.

The course of treatment is not completed until several weeks later, when the microfilariae are dealt with in a separate course of treatment.

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 is possible for the microscopic baby worms (called microfilaria) to pass through the bloodstream of the mother into the puppies; however, these worms can not develop into adults and should be eliminated when the puppies receive their first dose of heartworm preventive.

When 30 days pass and 234 heartworm development units have not accumulated, mosquitoes will be dying from the cold before any microfilariae they carry can develop to the infective stage.

Dogs with a very large number of microfilariae (baby heartworms) can suffer a reaction if those tiny parasites all die at once when given ivermectin.

Mosquitoes become infected with microfilariae, the larval form of the worm, when they take a blood meal.

Detection of D. immitis microfilariae in a seronegative dog, can occur when only a single gravid female lives in the pulmonary arteries of the host.

Heartworm in Dogs: When a dog is bitten by an infected mosquito, the microfilariae is deposited in a tiny drop of mosquito saliva adjacent to the mosquito bite.

The antigen test will be positive even when there are no microfilariae in the blood.

When fixed using 2 per cent formalin, microfilariae of D. immitis are 262 - 338 mm in length and 4 - 6,2 mm in width (Schrey, 1996), distinguishing them from the non-pathogenic filarial larvae of A. reconditum which are shorter and thinner (241 - 287 mm x 3,8 - 5 mm).

Even dogs who test negative when they come into our rescue can test positive a few months later as it takes 4 - 6 months for the microfilaria to become adults.

These immature heartworms, known as microfilariae, can be picked up by a mosquito when it bites the infected dog.

This should be done under the direct supervision of a veterinarian because dogs with microfilaria (baby worms in the blood that the mosquito picks up when feeding) could possibly have a reaction to the preventive.

It is transmitted via the bite of a mosquito infected with microfilaria (a microscopic baby heartworm) as it injects the larvae into the dog's blood stream when feeding on a dog.

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.

When a female mosquito bites an infected animal, it sucks out the blood containing the microfilariae.

When 30 days pass and 234 heartworm development have not accumulated, mosquitoes will be dying from the cold before any microfilariae they carry can develop to the infective stage.

When the mosquito feeds on your pet's blood, it deposits larvae called microfilariae into the bloodstream.

Infection begins when a female mosquito feeds on a dog whose blood contains the immature offspring of adult heartworms, called stage 1 larva, or «L1 microfilariae.»

When a mosquito containing L3 - stage microfilaria bites a dog, the immature heartworms are transferred into the dog at the site of the bite.

When a mosquito bites an infected animal (dog, cat, coyote, fox, wolf, etc) and takes a blood meal, the mosquito ingests tiny microfilaria worms.

When an infected mosquito bites a dog or cat, the microfilaria are deposited on the skin, where they then crawl into the bite wound and enter the bloodstream.

When an infected animal is bitten by a mosquito, it not only ingests the blood, but also the microfilaria contained in the host's blood.

When that mosquito bites your dog or cat, the heartworm microfilariae are transmitted to him / her.

When the mosquito takes a blood meal off of one of these animals, it picks up the microfilaria along with the blood.

When a dog or other suitable host has a mature heartworm infection, female worms release their young (microfilariae) directly into the animal's bloodstream.

When that mosquito bites another animal, the matured microfilaria larva, are then passed on to the new animal during the bite.