On examination, the dog was emaciated and infected with heartworms, detected through a fresh blood smear, echocardiography, and transabdominal ultrasonography. Additionally, a linear, worm-like creature was penetrating out from the wound.
6Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, ThailandĪ 9-year-old spayed female boxer suffered from lameness in both hindlimbs with a perforated paw wound. 5Department of Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. 
4Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.3Pathology Unit, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.2Biomarkers in Animal Parasitology Research Group, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
1Parasitology Unit, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. Horsehair worms may be found inside homes in toilets causing people to be concerned that it is a human parasite.Piyanan Taweethavonsawat 1,2 †, Kasem Rattanapinyopituk 3 †, Kittipong Tachampa 2,4 †, Srireepong Kiertkrittikhoon 5, Wanarit Jitsamai 1, Wuthichai Klomkleaw 6, Nan Choisunirachon 5 † and Kiatpichet Komin 5 * †. They are especially noticeable after a rainfall. Horsehair worms are often seen in puddles and other pools of fresh water, swimming pools, water tanks and on plants. When the horsehair worm is mature and near water or damp soil, it emerges from its host. When they infect their host, horsehair worms store up fats and food reserves. It is not clear how immature horsehair worms infect hosts. They can attack a wide variety of insects and related animals: grasshoppers, crickets, cockroaches, beetles, and katydids, as well as dragonflies, caddisflies, millipedes, centipedes, spiders, crustaceans, leeches, snails, slugs and other invertebrates. Once they hatch, immature horsehair worms try to infect a host. Eggs are laid in a long, gelatinous string in fresh water. It is common to see a number of worms to be intertwined, forming a loose ball during mating. Males coil around females in pools of fresh water or damp soil. Horsehair worms mate during spring, early summer or fall.
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