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TA17Rem
Hello, I'm the legendary Tim Anderson, Field Marshall, Southern Minneesota Sector
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posted November 28, 2006 01:36 PM
A friend of mine was out coon hunting one night and he shot a coyote. He reached down to pick-up coyote and carry it to truck, and all of a sudden he felt something crawling on his hands. He dropped the coyote and turned a light on to look at what was crawling on his hands. His hands where full of little brown worms about the size of a maggot. My friend then looked at the ground by the coyote and there where more worms there also. The fur on the coyote was matted, and thats all he could tell me.
Anyone have any ideas on what these could be and why?
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Rich Higgins
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posted November 28, 2006 03:22 PM
Potluck, Tim. Pick any that look good to you.
From "Parasites and Diseases of Coyotes" Gier, Kruckengerg, and Marler.
A.Flatworms
1.Flukes ( lung or liver)
2. Tapeworms
B.Roundworms
1. Ascarids(intestinal worms)
2.Ancylostomids (hookworms)
3.Spiruroids (esophogeal worms)
4.Filaroids (heartworms)
5.Trichinellids (lungworms)
6.Dioctophymoides (kidney worms)
7. Acanthocephalids (spinyheaded worm-intestine)
The roundworms can be lethal to coyotes.
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The Outdoor Tripp
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posted November 28, 2006 05:06 PM
You can rule out fluke and tape worms. I believe they are strictly internal. Doubtful you'd have found any externally.
Sounds like you did the dog a favor.
[ November 28, 2006, 05:07 PM: Message edited by: The Outdoor Tripp ]
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