Abstract
Between September, 2001, and March, 2002, the presence of intestinal parasites was investigated from fecal conditions of 1, 535 puppies brought from 214 breeding kennels to determine their state of health before their being shipped to pet shops. They were of 53 breeds, and their mean age was 44 days. Of the 1, 535 puppies, Toxocara eggs were detected in 90 (5.9%) and Isospora oocysts in 39 (2.5%). Ancylostoma and Strongytoides eggs and Giardia trophozoites were detected in some. Feces were abnormal in 51 of the 134 dogs with intestinal parasites. The feces of 15 of the 87 (17.2%) dogs that excreted only Toxocara eggs were soft, diarrheic, and/or bloody. The feces of the 25 of the 36 (64.9%) dogs excreting only Isospora oocysts were soft and/or bloody. The feces of 238 of 1, 401 dogs witnout intestinal parasites were abnormal. Nine of them were positive for the canine parvovirus antigen.
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