Show LIVE ST OCK CANINE PARASITES QUITE DANGEROUS household by many species prepared by the united sta state te Dep department artent of f A agriculture culture 1 dogs and ca cats ts favo favorite r ite household pets peta as they are are attacked by more species of parasites than most animals in a recent article written for the veterinary alumni quarterly dr em emriett me tt W price of the united states de department lart ment of agriculture says these two anlin animals als have been reported as hosts for about species of parasites sonic some of which affect both and some come only one of the animals aside from the high mortality in logs dogs due to parasitic Infest infestation atlon doctor to r price anys B itys there are other points which should not be minimized some of the species which chic h occur in dogs may also infest man elt either lier in their adult or larval stages such infestations frequently proving fatal 11 several varieties of fleas are known to be carriers of bubonic plague doctor price says and one of the tape wor worms ns of man passes one stage of its life cycle in dogs fleas are also believed to be carriers of infantile nala kala azar a tropical protozoon disease the dog Is also infested by a lung fluke which amny be identical to the species causing fatal illness in man the present day practice of shipp shipping in 9 d dogs from one part of the country t to 0 0 another for shows or for compe competition titio n in field trials affords an excellent opportunity port unity for or the spread of canine parasites doctor price points out for some of the parasitic infestations of dogs and cats veterinary science has developed effective re remedies for many however no remedy is fat known which will kill the parasite without killing the host as well |