 | Posted by: | TammyH, thowa2@yahoo.com | | Subject: | Technical Q: Round Worms | | When: | 5:00 PM, 18 Jan 2001 | | IP: | 146.235.25.1 |
My Vet (Dr. Potter @ the Hillside Vet in Dallas Texas) provided me with the following information regarding round worms and gliders. My youngest on barfed up a round worm while being anethstitized for neutering.
I am posting what she told me because i dont recall seeing it in any of the books i read before getting into gliders.
Round Worms are found as larva in glider fesces (and it quite common) and can only be detected when the fesces is tested.
When a glider comes in contact with the larva by stepping on their fesces or grooming it out of their fur then ingesting larvie (because they clean their feet constantly)the larvie can develope into round worms.
Live round worms are not passed or absorded, but stay and build up. After a time, intestinal blockage and death will occur if not treated.
Treatment is easy and inexpensive -- A couple of drops of medicine over a 48hr period. This treatment was recommended by my vet at least once a year, whether they need it or not (it doesnt hurt them)
That, she said, is probably what killed Beau in October, and not the accue feed
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| Posted by: | Rachel2, SugarGMommy@aol.com | | Subject: | roundworms | | When: | 7:38 PM, 18 Jan 2001 | | IP: | 64.12.105.181 |
WOW! This is another reason why everyone should have anual fecals done on their gliders to test for parasites.
| Posted by: | glidergabby, glidergabby@hotmail.com | | Subject: | round worms | | When: | 7:39 PM, 18 Jan 2001 | | IP: | 208.130.242.59 |
Could you please elaborate....Did your glider have any symptoms for the roundworms, or did she tell you what to look for? Also, what is the medicine, and how did the gliders first get exposed to the roundworms? (What kind of symptoms did your Beau have and for how long?)
Thank you...
| Posted by: | IrishCreme | | Subject: | Roundworms | | When: | 10:21 AM, 19 Jan 2001 | | IP: | 209.71.86.20 |
Unfortunately, these little nematodes are quite common in any animal - including humans.
They are cylindrical and tapered at each end - with a complete digestive tract, consisting of a mouth, an intestine and an anus. They can be anywhere from 1/2 to 4-6 inches long.
They have an indirect life cycle and are aquired by ingestion of intermediate hosts or infected food sources. (Licking ones feet after walking through feces will also REINFEST the host, but the initial infestation requires an outside contaminant.)
Moderate infestations of roundworms remain passive in the GI tract. The most common effect is secondary malnutrition, as these parasites can absorb up to 40% of the nutrients being consumed. In a "stressed" glider, this loss of nutrients can become a problem quickly...
The roundworm larvae migrate throughout the hosts various system as a part of their life cycle. This can lead to the possibility of secondary infections also...
In large quantities, roundworms can impact the intestinal tract, bile ducts and pancreatic ducts.
Diagnosis is based on finding the eggs in fecal flotations. In extreme cases a mature worm may be regurgitated or passed in feces.
Info. gained from personal experience, Veterinary discussions and -
- Understanding Reptile Parasites, R. J. Klingenberg D.V.M.
- Microbiology, An Introduction
- <a href=http://www.parasitology.org/Nematoda/Nematoda.htm>http://www.parasitology.org/Nematoda/Nematoda.htm</a>
- <a href=http://www.life.sci.qut.edu.au/LIFESCI/darben/nematode.htm>http://www.life.sci.qut.edu.au/LIFESCI/darben/nematode.htm</a>
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| Posted by: | TammyH, thowa2@yahoo.com | | Subject: | roundworm | | When: | 10:26 AM, 19 Jan 2001 | | IP: | 146.235.25.1 |
thanxs for the elaboration irishcreme
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