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2. Babesia canis - Wikipedia

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   Babesia canis is a parasite that infects red blood cells and can lead to anemia. [1] This is a species that falls under the overarching genus Babesia.It is transmitted by the brown dog tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus) and is one of the most common piroplasm infections. [2]

3. Anaplasmosis - Wikipedia

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   When bitten by a tick carrying a blood parasite, the blood parasite can then enter the new host and cause infection. [2] Once infected with a species of Anaplasma, the parasite multiplies in the blood stream and attaches to red blood cells. The immune system will attempt to kill the infected blood cells but will also kill uninfected red blood ...

4. Babesiosis - Wikipedia

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   In this procedure, the infected red blood cells are removed and replaced with uninfected ones; toxins produced by the parasites may also be removed. [20] Imidocarb is a drug used for the treatment of babesiosis in dogs. [21] Extracts of the poisonous, bulbous plant Boophone disticha are used in the folk medicine of South Africa to treat equine ...

5. Presence of parasite that's deadly for dogs now confirmed in ...

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   The parasite can cause canine schistosomiasis, an illness that affects the liver and intestines of dogs, according to Dillman. Read more: It hit 120 degrees in this California town. For the ...

6. Angiostrongylus vasorum - Wikipedia

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   Chronic, coughing, exercise intolerance, dyspnea and tachypnea in young dogs is due to blood vessels being blocked by adults, eggs and larvae. The parasite also causes coagulopathies. Hematomas and prolonged bleeding are as a result of thrombocytopenia (a decrease in the number of platelets in the blood). Clotting factors V and VIII are also ...

7. List of dog diseases - Wikipedia

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   BPH is the most common and is found in older intact (not neutered) dogs. Signs include blood in the urine and straining to urinate and defecate. Castration is the treatment of choice. [161] Prostatis can be associated with BPH. Bacteria causing prostatitis include E. coli, Staphylococcus spp., Streptococcus spp., and Mycoplasma spp. [162]