Nasal infestation with the leech <i>Dinobdella ferox</i> in a domestic shorthair cat

Sc, Chang; Fp, Cheng; Kc, Tung; Yang, James Chih‐Hsin; Wm, Lee

doi:10.1136/vr.158.3.99

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“…) or distilled water (Chang et al . ). In the authors’ experience, vinegar renders it easy to detach leeches.…”

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confidence: 97%

“…) and animals (Chang et al . ). In this report access to contaminated drinking water was associated with leech infestation in these dogs.…”

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confidence: 97%

“…Various ways of removing the leech from the mucous membranes have been described including the use of an insecticide spray (Pryor et al 1970), cocaine drops (White 1998), topical lidocaine (Bilgen et al 2002) or distilled water (Chang et al 2006). In the authors' experience, vinegar renders it easy to detach leeches.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Leech infestations have been reported in the veterinary literature in cats (Chang et al . ) and dogs (Hatherill , Gothe et al . , Bahmani et al .…”

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“…Leech infestations have been reported in the veterinary literature in cats (Chang et al 2006) and dogs (Hatherill 1967, Gothe et al 1991, Bahmani et al 2011. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report in English of naturally occurring leech infestation of the oral cavity of dogs.…”

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Oral infestation with leech Limnatis nilotica in two mixed‐breed dogs

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Khorram

Mood

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J of Small Animal Practice

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Leeches are bloodsucking hermaphroditic parasites that attach to tissues using two muscular suckers, ingest large amounts of blood and may cause severe anaemia in the host. Two four-month-old mixed-breed dogs (one bitch and one male) were referred with anorexia, retching, hypersalivation and bleeding from the oral cavity. On physical examination, two live leeches were detected on the ventral aspect of the tongue of the bitch and one in a similar position in the male. The leeches were gently detached and removed using Adson tissue forceps after applying vinegar over the area. Microcytic hypochromic anaemia was detected in the bitch and mild leukocytosis in the dog. One month after treatment both animals were re-examined and a complete blood count was normal. Given that infestation with leeches as described here is associated with contaminated water, the use of clean and safe drinking water is recommended to avoid such diseases.

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“…) or distilled water (Chang et al . ). In the authors’ experience, vinegar renders it easy to detach leeches.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…) and animals (Chang et al . ). In this report access to contaminated drinking water was associated with leech infestation in these dogs.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 97%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Leech infestations have been reported in the veterinary literature in cats (Chang et al . ) and dogs (Hatherill , Gothe et al . , Bahmani et al .…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Oral infestation with leech Limnatis nilotica in two mixed‐breed dogs

Rajaei

Khorram

Mood

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J of Small Animal Practice

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Annelida Infestations in Dogs and Cats

Dhanalakshmi

2024

Principles and Practices of Canine and Feline Clinical Parasitic Diseases

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Beyond the epistaxis: voluntary nasal leech (Dinobdella ferox) infestation revealed the leech behaviours and the host symptoms through the parasitic period

Lai

2019

Parasitology

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Dinobdella ferox is the most reported and studied leech species parasitizing mammalian mucus membranes. However, our knowledge of D. ferox during parasitizing and its effects on hosts has remained limited. To investigate the behaviour of D. ferox in the parasitic period and the subsequent host symptoms, the author was infested voluntarily with three juvenile leeches under regularly-conducted examinations of complete blood count (CBC) and nasal endoscopy (NE). After the first head protrusion of the parasitizing leech at the host nostril, the occurrence of bleeding-related symptoms decreased and ceased completely weeks before the end of the parasitic period. Negligible impacts of the parasitizing leech on the host were shown by CBCs, and a parasitizing leech was able to hide from NE despite being so large it at times protrudes out of the host nostril. Finally, parasitizing D. ferox were coaxed to emerge at the nostril by water only after their first head protrusion, indicating that non-invasive removal of parasitizing D. ferox before head protrusion might be difficult. Through the voluntary infestation, the full documentation of behaviours of D. ferox in the parasitic period and host symptoms shown in this study will promote better diagnoses and treatments of nasal leech infestation.

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Nasal infestation with the leech Dinobdella ferox in a domestic shorthair cat

Cited by 3 publications

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Oral infestation with leech Limnatis nilotica in two mixed‐breed dogs

Oral infestation with leech Limnatis nilotica in two mixed‐breed dogs

Annelida Infestations in Dogs and Cats

Beyond the epistaxis: voluntary nasal leech (Dinobdella ferox) infestation revealed the leech behaviours and the host symptoms through the parasitic period

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