Dog & Cat Diseases and Parasites

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Across
  1. 1. Respiratory virus caused by a DNA virus. Shed in discharge from the nose, eyes, and throat
  2. 2. Cloudy, white opacity of the lens, can be hereditary or no
  3. 6. Begins as broken hairs around the face, ears, or feet. Reddened and scaly skin develops
  4. 9. Small bloodsucking insect that feed on animals and humans
  5. 11. Respiratory disease contracted in confinement
  6. 12. Caused by an RNA virus; Symptoms: Fever, depression, loss of appetite, etc.
  7. 13. Thin worms that grow to 14” and live in the major artery carrying blood from the heart to the lungs.
  8. 14. Symptoms include fever, jaundice, enlarged lymph nodes, etc. Caused by an infection with a parasite.
Down
  1. 1. Can range from mild inflammation to blockage of the urethra, uremic poisoning, and death.
  2. 3. Severe cases can cause a pot-bellied appearance and an unthrifty cat. Acquire from ingesting eggs.
  3. 4. Are broad at one end and narrow at the other. They attach to the digestive tract.
  4. 5. Viral disease that attacks the central nervous system.
  5. 7. Bacterial disease spread through breeding.
  6. 8. Presenting signs include anorexia, lethargy, vomiting, diarrhea, etc. Contracted through feces/contaminated items
  7. 10. Infected by one common species – Felicola subrostratus