Dogs with
whipworms show few symptoms, although some present with weight loss, watery diarrhea or bloody, mucous - filled stools.
Parasites such as hookworms, roundworms, and
whipworms all show up on a fecal float.
Not exact matches
Despite the Romans» sanitation technology, Mitchell found that intestinal parasites like
whipworm (Trichuris trichiura), roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides), and Entamoeba histolytica (the causative agent of dysentery) increased in areas after the Romans
showed up.
there was an episode on NPR just this morning saying the studies, so far,
show the hookworm /
whipworm therapies to be ineffective, at best.
A mild infestation of
whipworms in cats will
show no evident signs or symptoms, but as the worms multiply, the burden of these parasites begin to take their toll on a feline's body, causing the following symptoms:
In other cases, dogs infected with
whipworms don't
show any signs of discomfort.
Dogs with
whipworms can
show with a variety of symptoms including signs of anemia, diarrhea, hemorrhaging, weight loss and general upset stomach.
Cats infected with
whipworm usually have very light infections and do not
show any outward symptoms.
Whipworms can be hard to find on a stool sample and giardia probably
shows up in normal fecal exams less than a third of the time in dogs that are known to have the problem.