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In Germany, 70% of all raccoons are infected with the parasite. Infections of the dog as the final host and egg excretor are known from the US, tend to be increasing in frequency and represent a considerable zoonotic risk. Clinically more serious, however, is infection of the dog as an off-target host by ingestion of eggs.
This infection may cause symptoms every day, or it may just be sporadic diarrhea or a soft stool. Puppies can become dehydrated, and their abdomens are sometimes painful.
Leishmaniasis* is spread by the sandfly, and in the dog as well as human has both cutaneous and visceral forms. The dog is considered to be the reservoir for human disease in the Americas. [28] Babesiosis* is spread by members of the family Ixodidae, or hard ticks. The two species of the genus Babesia that affect dogs are B. canis and B. gibsoni.
CPV is highly contagious and is spread from dog to dog by direct or indirect contact with their feces. Vaccines can prevent this infection, but mortality can reach 91% in untreated cases. Treatment often involves veterinary hospitalization. Canine parvovirus often infects other mammals including foxes, cats, and skunks. [1]
Streptococcus canis is a group G beta-hemolytic species of Streptococcus. [1] It was first isolated in dogs, giving the bacterium its name. These bacteria are characteristically different from Streptococcus dysgalactiae, which is a human-specific group G species that has a different phenotypic chemical composition.
Ancylostoma caninum is a species of nematode known as a hookworm, which principally infects the small intestine of dogs. [1] [2] [3] The result of A. caninum infection ranges from asymptomatic cases to death of the dog; better nourishment, increasing age, prior A. caninum exposure, or vaccination are all linked to improved survival.
Diarrhea - sometimes blood in dog stool . Struggling to urinate and/or passing blood in urine. Lethargy in dogs. Behavioral changes - staring into space, circling, head pressing. Seizures.
The dog was initially brought to the University of California, Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital because of increasing prevalence of vomiting, diarrhea, and blood in the stool (hematochezia). The dog was eventually euthanized and the owner agreed for postmortem tests to be run.