Parasitic

Is called parasitism to the relation that settles down between two species, the parasite lives to expenses of the other species, to which guest denominates itself to him and in this case he guesses that is? , our dear mascots!
Single some of them do not cause damage, therefore, in that case although they are present in an organism do not appear symptoms of disease (apatógenos) but others cause serious called diseases parasitism (very pathogenic).
They exist for all the tastes, are them from very small, that only can be observed through microscope, like the Giardias or Coccidios until very great, like ascaris or the tapeworms.

We can classify in:

* External: the most known, and than usually they visit our dogs and cats are:

Fleas
Garrapatas
Lice
Scabies

* Internal: in general they parasitan the animal internally and the system or parasitado organ are subclassified according to:

Intestinal: Some of these parasites not only infect and injure the internal but that can travel by the blood and injure to other organs like liver, lungs or brain:

Coccidios
Giardia
Trichuris
Trichinella spiralis
Ascaris
Ancylostoma
Tapeworms
Toxoplasma
Echinococcus (hidatidosis)
Dyphilidium
Sarcocystis
Leishmanias
Etc?

Respiratory: Filaroides Osleri

Hemáticos: Parasites that they have as their habitat to the sanguineous torrent and is developed inside or outside the cells of the blood (red and white globules), cause to its destruction or disfunción generally:

Dirofilaria
Haemobartonelosis
Babesia
Erlichia
Others?

Toilets: They are possible to be found in the mismísmo kidney or vejiga:
Plica Capillaria (vejiga)
Dioctophyma renale (kidney)

Diagnosis:
Although the animal not always presents/displays an evident sintomatología, can have a infinity of diverse symptoms (everything depends on the type of parasite) dermatopatías (in the external ones) and in internal the diarrea, vomits, anorexy, loss of weight, decay, anemia, hematuria (piss with blood) etc? , or nothing? sic? for that reason it is fundamental periodically to consult a professional and not to medicar to our mascot without having a veterinary diagnosis.
Before the suspicion the veterinary doctor will require sample:

* Raspaje of skin (scabies)
* Of lees: in order to analyze and to make a coproparasitológico (analysis that determines presence of intestinal parasites
* Of blood: determination of hematoparásitos (to see laboratory analysis)
* Of it tinkles: (everything depends to the type of suspected parasitism).

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