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The Joy family has two indoor cats and a terrier mix who is a house dog but also enjoys the outdoors. On a recent hike in the neighboring woods, the family came across a friendly puppy with no collar. Of course, they picked him up and brought him home to see if they could find the owner. Although the puppy had several areas of hair loss and was scratching itself, they didn't worry because their own dog had a mild case of demodicosis as a puppy and they remembered their veterinarian saying it is rarely transferable to people. They called the veterinarian's office to see if they knew of anyone that had recently lost a puppy, but were told to call the local humane society. No other issues were discussed.

After a week, the family hadn't found the puppy's owner and took the puppy to the humane society. By now, the family's dog was itching and starting to lose fur. After a veterinary visit, he was diagnosed with sarcoptic mange, likely acquired from the visiting stray puppy. Unlike Demodex mites, sarcoptic mites can be easily spread to other animals and people. Now all the family members were at risk. This situation might have been prevented if the staff at the veterinary hospital had advised the owners to keep the puppy isolated from the house and the other pets and children.

Mr Bay raises beagle puppies for hunting and typically takes very good care of them. He is concerned about one of the puppies he has decided to keep. The puppy is staggering and not eating well. Although the technician knows Mr Bay and all about how he raises puppies, she quizzes him about the puppy's diet, travels, and where he has been keeping him. Because of the thoroughness of her questioning, it is revealed that Mr Bay recently discovered a family of raccoons in one of his barns where the puppy plays. The veterinary team warn the owner of the risk of roundworms from the raccoon's feces, as well as rabies. They also educate him about the zoonotic potential of both of these diseases. The owner chooses euthanasia of the puppy and a necropsy confirms neurological migration of Baylisascaris procyonis (raccoon roundworms).