Does anyone do the DIY fecal test's

Do You?

  • Yes- All the time

    Votes: 3 25.0%
  • Yes- Seldom

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Yes- When in doubt

    Votes: 3 25.0%
  • No

    Votes: 3 25.0%
  • Could care less

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Thinking about it

    Votes: 3 25.0%
  • Other

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Total voters
    12
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icicle

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Just wondering if any of you use them DIY fecal test kits?
Would like more info on them.
If you do use them have you saved any money at the vet's for a second opinion?

And I do have a microscope, just never really use it.

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PeanutbuttER

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I'd love to do it. They seem pretty straight forward as long as you have a good reference that you can use to actually identify the worms and such in. The actual process of how to physically do it seems really easy and quite doable.

If I had a microscope I would probably be doing them.
 

yagyujubei

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I think I'll try this. I didn't know they existed, but now I see they're everywhere. I already have a microscope.
 

matt41gb

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You really have to have a trained eye to differentiate what is ova/parasite and what is artifact. I've been doing dog/cat/tortoise fecals at work for years. I still run into something that I've never seen before and have to do a lot of searching to figure out what it is. Unless you have a ton of experience doing them then I would let a trained professional do them for you.

-Matt
 

jackrat

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Been doing them for years on dogs and now tortoises.Like Matt said,sometimes you run into things you're not familiar with and it takes a while to look it up.It's good to have a decent parasite guide. I get my supplies online.
 
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