We have an in - house laboratory capable of testing blood, skin, urine, and
fecal samples usually within an hour.
Not exact matches
Intestinal parasites are
usually pretty easy to diagnose and treat - just take a fresh
fecal sample to your veterinarian.
Puppies and kittens often show signs of illness,
usually watery diarrhea, before there are oocysts in their stools, so it sometimes takes several
fecal samples to know if a puppy or kitten is infected.
These tests
usually include a blood panel with thyroid test, a urinalysis, a
fecal sample for internal parasites, and radiographs of the spine.
When you take your dog to your veterinarian, a
fecal sample is
usually required to check for any parasites.
Typically, cats that share litter boxes will all be infected with the same intestinal parasite, so a
fecal sample from one of the cats in the group is
usually sufficient to determine if an infestation exists in the home.
A campylobacter infection is
usually diagnosed by laboratory examination of a
fecal sample.
Your veterinarian will
usually ask you to bring a representative
sample of fresh
fecal material with you to your appointment.