tubeaeforme is not transmitted through nursing but are acquired through environmental contamination after birth. The dormant larvae are activated to complete their maturation process after removal of adult worms (such as after a deworming is dosed), or during times of stress such as pregnancy where the larvae accumulate in the mammary glands ready to be secreted to the pups when nursing. This dormancy occurs after the larvae migrate through the lungs and is known as arrested development. In dogs over 3 months of age, the larvae may become dormant in the tissues of the body including the small intestine. caninum can be transmitted through the mammary tissue from the mother to the pups while they are nursing. Even cockroaches can be infected and infect another animal when it’s eaten.
Pets become infected when they ingest the third stage larvae from a contaminated environment, from the larval stage penetrating the skin, or from ingesting another animal’s tissue contaminated with hookworm larvae. This development occurs from 2 to 9 days depending on the temperature and humidity. While in the environment the eggs will embryonate, hatch, and develop into infective third-stage larvae. Both young and old dogs and cats can harbor hookworms with infection rates higher in pets kept outdoors.Īdult hookworms live in the small intestine and shed non-embryonated eggs in the pet feces and into the environment. stenocephala prefer colder climates such as the northern US, Canada, and Europe. braziliense is found in warm coastal areas and U. stenocephala are more limited in their distribution. tubaeforme are found in mostly tropical and subtropical environments while A. There are 4 species of hookworms: Ancyclostoma caninum, Ancyclostoma tubaeforme, Ancyclostoma brazieliense, and Uncinaria stenocephala. Hookworms are another common parasite found in dogs and cats in the United States.
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