Friday, March 8, 2019

Week 7 - Hookworm findings

Hookworm is an internal parasite that can be found in many animals. At my internship, I was able to see under their microscope what a hookworm looks like. It looks like a worm dipped in slime and it was still active when the sample was taken. Meaning it was moving around inside the glass lens. I did a little bit of research on Hookworms and the main cause is by animals either eating the larva of the worm. Or they don't clean themselves and keep their area sanitized. The scientific name for hookworm is Ancylostoma duodenale. Luckily hookworms are easy to treat and the dog that had it just need to take a dewormer for a few days. 

Another thing that happened on Tuesday was a tooth cleaning on one of our employee's dog. His name was Gonzo, an Italian greyhound mix. He was anxious and very nervous during the whole procedure. But didn't lash out or turn aggressive on us. After sedation, we clean his teeth and nothing out of the ordinary was seen and there was no blood during the cleaning.  One thing that did happen was how Gonzo heart rate and pressure were dropping and rising randomly so the dog needs more oxygen. At times Tracy had to stop to get an accurate heartbeat and pressure from Gonzo. Tracy was careful with Gonzo and made sure that he was not given too much oxygen or too low. 
Picture of Hookworm found in one of our patients

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