Reproductive Evaluation and Ultrasound Diagnosis

Very visual handbook aimed at veterinary professionals and dealing with everything related to fleas and ticks, focusing particularly on clinical issues in dogs and cats. The first part is entirely dedicated to fleas (including their identification, life cycle, clinical signs derived from flea infestation, flea allergy dermatitis (FAD), and prevention and control measures, among others). The second part describes thoroughly everything that involves ticks infestation (including species identification and their geographic distribution, feeding behaviour, the biting process, diseases transmitted by ticks, prevention and control measures, etc.).

Table of Contents:

1. FLEAS

Introduction

General flea anatomy

Flea life cycle

On-host component of life cycle

Environmental component of the life cycle

Control measures

Prioritizing aspects of flea control products/programs

Determining the goals of a flea control program

Pathology associated with fleas

Anemia

Tapeworms

Pruritus

Dermatitis

Potential flea-transmitted diseases

References

2. TICKS

Introduction

General tick anatomy

Hard ticks

Tick feeding

Tick life cycle

Hard tick life cycle

Species identification

Rhipicephalus spp.

Dermacentor spp.

Ixodes spp.

Haemaphysalis longicornis

Otobius megnini

Tick removal

Prevention

References