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What type of parasites affect dogs?
Pregunta 2
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How are fleas diagnosed?
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Red specs on the dog's body
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Black specs that leave red smudges when wiped on a clean, damp cloth (Flea dirt)
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Scratching all the time
Pregunta 3
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What are the common signs of fleas?
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Itching and irritation
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Allergic reactions
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Excessive scratching, biting and hair loss
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Itching and irritation, Allergic reactions, Excessive scratching, Biting and Hair loss
Pregunta 4
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How do you control lice?
Pregunta 5
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What are the common signs of lice?
Pregunta 6
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What is the life cycle of the flea?
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Adult flea, eggs, larva, pupa
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Eggs, larva, pupa, adult flea
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Larva,pupa, eggs, adult flea
Pregunta 7
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What is the life cycle of lice?
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Adult, eggs, nymph
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Eggs, nymph, adult
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nymph, eggs, adult flea
Pregunta 8
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Which types of mites can affect dogs?
Pregunta 9
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What is the life cycle of a tick?
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Biting adult, eggs, biting larvae, biting nymphs
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Eggs, adult, larvae, nymph
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Larvae, adult, nymph
Pregunta 10
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What are the most common types of endoparasites in dogs?
Pregunta 11
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How to routinely control worms?
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Worming Tablets (anthelmintics)
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Controlling intermediary hosts (fleas and lice)
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Worming Tablets (anthelmintics) & Controlling intermediary hosts (fleas and lice)
Pregunta 12
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How often should you treat a puppy for worms?
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Treat mum from day 42 of pregnancy
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Treat pups from 2 weeks old to 12 weeks then, monthly till 6 months old
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Every 3-6 months
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Treat mum from day 42 of pregnancy, Treat pups from 2 weeks old to 12 weeks then, monthly till 6 months old, Every 3-6 months
Pregunta 13
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What is the life cycle of roundworm?
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Adult, eggs, passed in poo, develop in soil, transfer to second host, second host ingested by dog
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Adult, eggs, develop in soil, second host, ingested, hatch
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Eggs, second host, develop, adult
Pregunta 14
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What are the signs of roundworm?
Pregunta 15
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What is the life cycle of tapeworm?
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Eggs laid, ingested by flea larvae, develop in adult flea, flea eaten by dog, dog is the host
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Eggs, develop in flea, eaten by dog
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Develop in flea, eaten by dog, eggs, larvae
Pregunta 16
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What might owners see if their dog has tapeworms?
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Segments of the worm around the anus
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Segments of worm on floor
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Loss of condition
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Segments of the worm around the anus, Segments of the worm on floor, Loss of condition
Pregunta 17
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What are the common signs of Lungworm?
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Breathing problems/coughing
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Exercise intolerance/weight loss/loss of appetite
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Vomiting and diarrhoea / poor blood clotting
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Breathing problems, Coughing, Exercise intolerance, Weight loss, Loss of appetite, Vomiting, Diarrhoea and Poor blood clotting
Pregunta 18
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What is the life cycle of lungworm?
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Larvae, passed in poo, eaten by slug/snail, eaten by dog
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Eggs, develop, eaten by dog
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Develop in snail, eaten by dog, larvae
Pregunta 19
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What types of treatment do you use to control parasites?
Pregunta 20
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There is a separate worming treatment to temporarily prevent lungworm.