For years, I evaluated and diagnosed pets with in - house
fecal flotation with centrifugation but always saw variability in my test results, misdiagnosis of parasites, and false negative results.
Recognizing the importance of accurately diagnosing intestinal parasites, I made the change from in - house fecal flotation tests with centrifugation to fecal antigen testing and
fecal flotation with centrifugation at the reference lab.
Not exact matches
Then they went to sea along
with a small platform that became known as the
fecal flotation device.
It is also recommended for dogs and cats to get yearly
fecal examinations done (including a
fecal smear and a
fecal flotation) to ensure they have not been infected
with this parasite from the environment.
Internal parasites can be detected by testing an animal's stool
with a
fecal flotation test (also called a
fecal float).
Both are treated
with the same medication protocol so when eggs are seen on a
fecal flotation exam it is not necessary to determine which species it is.
Both are treated
with the same medication protocol so when eggs are seen on a
fecal flotation exam, it may not be necessary to determine which species is present.
Another diagnostic method is a
fecal flotation test performed
with zinc sulfate as the floating medium used to reveal giardia cysts.
Hookworms are diagnosed
with a microscopic examination of a stool sample by a technique called
fecal flotation.