Lab Exam Question 5


Question 5.
A. A 6-year-old male mixbreed dog was brought in to your practice with the complaint that it had chronic vomiting. The results of a saturated salt flotation fecal examination is shown under the microscope at Station #5. Identify the egg (give Genus and species). (6 pts.)



B. What pathologic changes may have been caused by this parasite and what other procedures would you do to determine if this dog had these pathologic conditions?

(3 pts.)

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