ABSTRACT
hammondia heydorni Small-sized canine coccidian acquired by eating infected rabbits, sheep, or other non-murine mammals. No direct infection of dogs with oocysts. PPP= 7 to 8 days. Dx: Oocysts in feces, clear, unsporulated, round to ovoid (10 to 13 µm long). Habitat: Small intestinal mucosa. Similar Species: Oocyst indistinguishable from that of Neospora caninum Range: World. Clinical Signs: Asymptomatic. Tx: No approved drug. Will probably respond to same treatments used for toxoplasmosis:
