1. Parasi te Egg ID

2. Tapeworms (Dipylidium) Transmission: Intermediate host – common flea From eating rodents/rabbits with tapeworm, eating fleas Symptoms: Flea problems Diarrhea/weight loss Scooting on floor Form segments called proglottids that shed as tapeworm grows Proglottids look like rice in feces

3. Tapeworms (Dipylidium)

4. Whipworm (Trichuns vulpis) Transmission: From eating contaminated soil, food or water Eggs survive in soil for many years Hard to control Symptoms: Anemia Weight loss/bloody diarrhea Poor coat appearance Get name from adult shape – thin at one end/thick at the other, much like a whip and handle

5. Whipworm (Trichuns vulpis)

6. Roundworm (Ascarids) Transmission: Ingesting rodents or contaminated soil Passing eggs through placenta or milk to young Symptoms: Swollen abdomen Diarrhea/vomiting/ weight loss Poor haircoat May appear in feces – long, skinny spaghetti Most common intestinal parasite Eggs can invade lungs and intestines

7. Roundworm (Ascarids)

8. Hookworms (Ancylostoma) Transmission: From eating contaminated soil Eggs may penetrate through pads/skin Puppies can acquire through nursing Symptoms: Diarrhea/Vomiting Weight loss Poor coat appearance

9. Hookworms (Ancylostoma)