Sentences with phrase «of fecal floats»

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What I do in my practice is run monthly fecal float tests for three to four months after completion of treatment, sometimes followed by an ELISA test to make sure the infection is fully resolved.

He was tested for Parvo (negative, thank goodness) and a fecal float showed a diminished amount of worms (he'll likely get another round of Drontal Plus tomorrow at his check - up).

Duties include evaluating the health of our resident dogs and cats and prescribing appropriate medication and treatment plans, approving animals for adoption, administering medications (oral, topical, SQ, IM, IV, etc.) and vaccinations, obtaining samples and running diagnostic tests (bloodwork, urinalysis, fecal floats, skin cytology, etc.) and responding to medical emergencies.

There are several types of fecal tests: direct smear, fecal float, Baermann test, and fecal culture.

Dogs: Rabies vaccine, Kennel Cough vaccine, DA2PPL vaccine (for dogs less than 10 years of age), and a negative fecal float (internal parasite check)

Very fresh fecal samples are needed to detect tapeworms, and it may take multiple samples being evaluated over the course of a few days to find the tapeworm proglottids (egg cases) or ova (which may be free - floating if the proglottid has ruptured).

Annual fecal floats become increasingly important as does having owners closely monitor for bite wounds, signs of trauma and more.

A Fecal Flotation Examination is performed using a special liquid that causes the parasite eggs to separate from the stool and float to the top of the liquid.