Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Intestinal worm infections in dogs and cats in Iowa
By Lightner, L et al.·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1978·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Epidemiologic findings on canine and feline intestinal nematode infections from records of the Iowa state University Veterinary Clinic.
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Plain-English summary
A review of records from a veterinary clinic in Iowa found that 8.5% of hospitalized dogs and 4.5% of hospitalized cats had infections from intestinal worms. Male pets and those that were not neutered were more likely to be infected. Hookworm infections peaked in dogs and cats during the summer months, while ascarid infections in cats were most common in December. Young animals, especially those between 2 weeks and 2 months old, were particularly susceptible to these infections. Treatment typically involves deworming medications, which can effectively clear the infections.
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Abstract
A wealth of data was available on intestinal nematode infections of dogs and cats in the Ames, Iowa, practice area served by the Iowa State University Veterinary Clinic. From July 1966 through June 1974, 8.5% of 33,594 dogs and 4.5% of 11,995 cats hospitalized for 1 or more days were recorded as infected with at least 1 type of intestinal nematode. For both dogs and cats, infection rates were generally higher in males than in females and in those that were sexually intact, compared with those that were neutered. The highest prevalence of hookworm infections in both dogs and cats was recorded in June and July, and the highest prevalence of ascarid infections in cats, but not in dogs, was in December. Seasonal patterns were not demonstrated for other nematode infections. Ascarid infections in dogs and cats and hookworms infections in dogs were most prevalent in 2-week-old to 2-month-old animals. Whipworm infections in dogs and hookworm infections in cats generally appeared at greater ages, reaching their highest prevalence in hosts 1 to 2 years old.
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