Nomad Veterinary Services

So there's this totally cute puppy up for adoption - his name is Lilo and he was surrendered. He's a Husky/Shephard mix, about 12-14 weeks and a total sweetie! The clinic is looking to place him for $100 - he'll be dewormed and vaccinated.  Here is a picture of Mister Cutie Pie ... Don't be fooled by the cute face, because inside lurks demons ....

Lilo:

So, being thorough in our examination,  we ran a fecal on him ... and OMG it was the most spectacular specimen I've ever seen:

This is taken from my phone as I try to take a pic through the microscope ... this was the best of the images, but not the most populated field, believe it or not!  We typically see 1-5 per high-power field. As you can see, this is OVER THE TOP! I could actually see the eggs macroscopically for the first time ever!

Needless to say, we de-wormed Lilo with Pyrantel Pamoate (aka Strongid or Nemex) and here's just a sample of what my techs had to deal with over the next few days ...(be forwarned, it's not a pretty image, and it might be very disturbing for you):

Poop ... after being dewormed!

In conclusion, we've aggressively dewormed him and he's now parasite free.  We will be doing 2 additional rounds of deworming (strategic deworming) and I promise you, he's super cute, super sweet and he'll be parasite-free and healthy when he's adopted. 

But, let this be a reminder to you as to why we ask you to bring in a fecal sample on you pets each year! You can learn more about roundworms and how they are transmitted by checking out the handout in the Library.