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How do Parasites affect you?How do Parasites affect you?

>Who has had a flea or tick on them? Think Who has had a flea or tick on them? Think about your pet.about your pet.

>Some parasites make their way from pets Some parasites make their way from pets to people. A 2007 CDC report stated that to people. A 2007 CDC report stated that 14% of the U.S. Population is infected with 14% of the U.S. Population is infected with roundworms.roundworms.


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What Parasites do we see?What Parasites do we see?

> FleasFleas

> TicksTicks

> RoundwormsRoundworms

> CoccidiaCoccidia

> Whip WormsWhip Worms

> Hook WormsHook Worms

> Tape WormsTape Worms

> GiardiaGiardia

Just to name a fewJust to name a few


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Fleas, Ticks, and TapewormsFleas, Ticks, and Tapeworms

>Flea and Tick Flea and Tick Prevention is always Prevention is always important.important.

>Tapeworms are Tapeworms are seen often and seen often and described as grains described as grains of rice in the feces.of rice in the feces.

>Can one pet give Can one pet give another tapeworms?another tapeworms?


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RoundwormsRoundworms

>Roundworms can Roundworms can lay up to 80,000 lay up to 80,000 eggs a day.eggs a day.

>Roundworms can Roundworms can cause liver, lung, cause liver, lung, and brain damage and brain damage in our pets.in our pets.


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CoccidiaCoccidia

>Coccidia can infect Coccidia can infect both dogs and cats. both dogs and cats.

>Symptoms include Symptoms include diarrhea (sometimes diarrhea (sometimes bloody), vomiting, bloody), vomiting, weight loss, and weight loss, and dehydration. dehydration.


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WhipwormsWhipworms

> They cause severe They cause severe irritation to the lining of irritation to the lining of those organs. This those organs. This results in watery, results in watery, bloody diarrhea, bloody diarrhea, weight loss, and weight loss, and general debilitation.general debilitation.

> They are one of the They are one of the most pathogenic most pathogenic worms found in dogs . worms found in dogs .


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HookwormsHookworms

> Bloody diarrhea, weight Bloody diarrhea, weight loss, weakness, and loss, weakness, and dehydration are common dehydration are common symptoms. symptoms.

> Intense blood loss can Intense blood loss can result in rapid death of result in rapid death of young puppies. young puppies.


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GiardiaGiardia

> Idexx Survey - Total of Idexx Survey - Total of 12,179 test results being 12,179 test results being reported. Among dogs with reported. Among dogs with intestinal signs, the intestinal signs, the prevalence prevalence of of GiardiaGiardia antigen was antigen was 18.5% of 9,108 samples. 18.5% of 9,108 samples. For cats, the prevalence For cats, the prevalence was somewhat lower was somewhat lower (10.8%) among 3,071 (10.8%) among 3,071 samples. samples.


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How can this affect us?How can this affect us?

> Roundworm Larva in a Roundworm Larva in a persons eyepersons eye

> Cutaneous Larval Migrans Cutaneous Larval Migrans ( Hookworms)( Hookworms)


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What is your Parasite Program?What is your Parasite Program?

> Talk It UpTalk It Up – Remember you may talk about it – Remember you may talk about it everyday, but your client may only hear it once a everyday, but your client may only hear it once a year.year.

> Mix It Up Mix It Up – Keep your approach fresh– Keep your approach fresh

> Check Yourself Check Yourself – Work from a checklist– Work from a checklist

> Paint a Picture Paint a Picture – Use descriptive literature to drive – Use descriptive literature to drive your point home.your point home.

> Follow UpFollow Up – for compliance we need to go the – for compliance we need to go the extra step (call, email, etc.)extra step (call, email, etc.)


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Put your plan into action today!Put your plan into action today!

>Parasites should not be placed on the back Parasites should not be placed on the back burner. They are often easy to treat if burner. They are often easy to treat if caught early and easy to prevent.caught early and easy to prevent.

>The results of ignoring them are often The results of ignoring them are often catastrophic to both are pets and to our catastrophic to both are pets and to our families.families.

>What are your methods of prevention?What are your methods of prevention?


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