How to Protect Your Family by Protecting

Your Pets-Roundworms

By Dr. Wilmer A. Bustelo and Dr. Maria C. Salazar

Heartworm prevention medications prevent and control some of the most common parasites transmitted from our dogs or cat every month in addition to preventing heartworm disease.

Learn how serious Roundworms could be to our family and pets from this presentation.

WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP PREVENT ROUNDWORMS EVERY MONTH?

1. Define Zoonosis2. Discuss guidelines from Companion

Animal Parasites Council (CAPC)

3. Discuss roundworms-transmission, clinical signs, diagnosis, treatment, control and prevention, public health concern

4. Discuss-control, prevention and zoonosis5. Learn what we need to do as pet owners

Objectives

Definitiona disease communicable from animals to humans under natural conditions

What is Zoonosis?

HookwormsRoundworm

sFleasTapewormsTicks

Some Common Zoonotic Parasites in Dogs and Cats

Giardia ?CryptosporidiumScabiesToxoplasmosis

-Independent organization

-Veterinarians and Health Care Professionals

-The mission is to foster animal and human health, while preserving the human-animal bond, through recommendations for the diagnosis, treatment, prevention and control of parasitic infections.

www.petsandparasites.org

Woodstock Veterinary Hospital follows the guidelines from: CAPC: Companion Animal Parasite Council

Everybody, especially children and immune compromised people

Pet owners, people working with animals (veterinarians, veterinary technicians, shelter workers, etc.), electricians, plumbers, exterminators, farmers, gardeners, sunbathers and children who play in contaminated areas are at high risk

WHO IS AT RISK?

Intestinal parasites are virtually everywhere in the environment, and can survive in the soil for years in cold or warm climates.

In a recent study, 10-30% of public soil samples were contaminated with intestinal parasite eggs.

A national survey of shelters revealed that almost 36% of dogs nationwide and 52% of dogs from the southeastern states harbored parasites capable of causing human diseases.

WHERE ARE THESE PARASITES?

In the U.S. alone, an estimated 10,000 cases of roundworm infections occur each year.

Hookworms are the second most common worm infections in humans (after roundworms).

Fleas can cause diseases in humans.

How serious are these diseases?

Roundworms Hookworms Fleas

According to CAPC the prevalence in people is:

-South 17.4% -Northeast 15.6% -Midwest 11.4% -West 9.4%

Most common zoonotic parasite in dogs.

PREVALENCE OF ROUNDWORMS IN GEORGIA

Pre-patent period is2 to 4 weeks

Roundworm (Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati) Life Cycles

Roundworm Life Cycle

Pot belly Poor hair coat Diarrhea and vomiting Abdominal pain Dehydration Death

ROUNDWORMS CAN CAUSE:

Yes, but fecal examination will be needed for better diagnosis.

Sometimes cats can cough up adult Toxocara cati worms

CAN WE SEE THE ROUNDWORMS?

In the US alone there are 10,000 cases of Roundworm infections diagnosed every year

700 people infected with roundworms experience Ocular Larva Migrans which cause permanent or partial loss of vision, especially children

ROUNDWORMS-Public Health

VISCERAL LARVA MIGRANS

OCULAR LARVA MIGRANS

Companion Animal Parasites Council(CAPC) principles include:

Giving heartworm prevention monthly Deworming monthly (hookworms/roundworms) Appling flea and/or tick control monthly Performing fecal examinations*:

a. 2 to 4 times during the first year of life b. 1 to 2 times a year in adult pets

*Centrifugal flotation technique

EVERY PET, ALL YEAR LONG

PLEASE CALL WOODSTOCK VETERINARY HOSPITAL FOR MORE INFORMATION 770-926-3722