Introduction Monday, March 27th. Background information on the class and definitions of some of the terms to be used frequently during the course. Strongyloides and hookworm infections are relevant starting points because both are found in very early neonatal times. Both utilize transmammary transmission, both utilize skin penetration of the neonate and the dam, and both seed the somatic tissues of the dam with hypobiotic larvae that can infect subsequent litters. Ascarid Infections of Dogs and Cats Monday, April 3rd.
Ascarid infections are also common in neonates.
Ascarids of both dogs and cats utilize transmammary transmission, and Toxcara canis of dogs has a very significant transplacental transmission. Toxascaris leonina can infect both dogs and cats alike, and is somewhat different in its life cycle. Whipworms are a common problem in dogs and many other domestic animals, other than cats or horses. Capillaria infections occur in both dogs and cats, and Trichinella spiralis can infect almost any vertebrate studied so far. These are closely related nematodes, but have life cycle variations that are exceptionally important to understand for treatment and control measures.