title: Dipylidium caninum infection in dogs infested with fleas.
abstract: The present study pertains to the Dipylidium caninum infection in dogs infested with fleas. Twenty dogs were presented to the Divison of Surgery, SKUAST-K for different surgical procedures. Majority of the dogs had a history of pruritus, loss of weight as well as rubbing their perineal region against the wall. On external examination dogs were found infested with Ctenocephalides canis. When dogs were anesthetized, motile segments were seen coming out of their anus, which were then identified as mature segments of D. caninum.
authors.affiliation: Division of Veterinary Parasitology, SKUAST-Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir India.
authors.forename: Z A
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Wani
authors.affiliation: Division of Veterinary Parasitology, SKUAST-Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir India.
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Allaie
authors.affiliation: Division of Veterinary Parasitology, SKUAST-Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir India.
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.affiliation: Division of Veterinary Physiology, SKUAST-Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Raies
authors.affiliation: Division of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, SKUAST-Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir India.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Athar
authors.affiliation: Division of Veterinary Parasitology, SKUAST-Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Junaid
keywords: Dipylidium caninum; Dogs; Fleas; Pruritus