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Flea Infestation in Dogs and Cats: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Fleas are blood-feeding insects that cause itchy dermatitis in dogs and cats and can transmit tapeworms and other diseases. Control requires treating the pet, the home, and all in-contact animals with veterinary-directed parasiticides.
Lice Infestation in Dogs and Cats (Pediculosis): Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Lice are external parasites that cling to the skin and coat of dogs and cats, causing itching, hair loss, and skin irritation, with heavy infestations leading to anemia and poor condition. They are species-specific and controlled with parasiticides plus environmental cleaning.
Demodicosis in Dogs and Cats (Demodectic Mange): Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Demodicosis is a skin disease caused by Demodex mites living in hair follicles and oil glands, producing localized or widespread hair loss, redness, and scaling. Most dogs carry the mites harmlessly, but stress, illness, or immune weakness allows outbreaks that need veterinary antiparasitic treatment.
Sarcoptic Mange in Dogs and Cats (Scabies): Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Sarcoptic mange is a highly contagious skin disease caused by the burrowing mite Sarcoptes scabiei, leading to intense itching, redness, hair loss, and crusting. It spreads by direct contact and is treated with parasiticides plus control of secondary infection.
Canine and Feline Cryptosporidiosis: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Cryptosporidiosis is a protozoal (coccidian) infection of dogs and cats that causes acute, watery diarrhea, vomiting, and abdominal discomfort. It is most severe in young, stressed, or immunocompromised animals and is zoonotic, so hygiene is essential.
Canine Leishmaniasis (Kala-azar): Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Canine leishmaniasis is a zoonotic protozoal disease caused by Leishmania donovani and transmitted by sandflies; dogs are an important reservoir host. It causes skin lesions, wasting, and systemic illness, and is treated with antiprotozoal drugs.
Canine Babesiosis: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Canine babesiosis is a tick-borne protozoal disease caused by Babesia species that destroy red blood cells, leading to severe anemia and hemoglobinuria. It is treated with babesiacides and supportive care, including transfusion in severe cases.
Canine and Feline Paragonimiasis (Lung Fluke Infection): Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Paragonimiasis (lung fluke disease) is a zoonotic infection caused by Paragonimus flukes living in the lungs of dogs and cats. It causes chronic cough and breathing difficulty, and is treated with flukicides.
Feline Lungworm Infection (Aelurostrongylosis): Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Feline lungworm infection is caused by Aelurostrongylus abstrusus, which lives in the small bronchi and alveoli of cats and forms lung nodules. It is treated with anthelmintics and respiratory support.
Canine and Feline Spirocercosis (Esophageal Worm Infection): Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Spirocercosis is a parasitic disease caused by the nematode Spirocerca lupi, which embeds in the esophageal, gastric, or aortic wall of dogs, foxes, and wolves, forming nodules and sometimes aneurysms. It is treated with anthelmintics and supportive care.