[Gpdd] [HEALTH] FECAL PARASITE TEST

[Penny Charlesworth]

ME,

I have never had a fecal parasite test done on any of my piggies. Imagine 
the logistics of getting a whole herd into the car and off to the vets! Not 
to mention the mayhem in the waiting room when I arrived. Or the alternative 
of me collecting samples from each piggy and not mixing them up.

All of my herd are regularly wormed with Panacur and dosed with Ivermectin. 
They have regular anitfungal shampoos ( it's very damp in England ).

If any bugs can get past that lot they must be pretty tough.

So, personally, I would not bother with the tests and save the money for a 
time when meds are necessary.

I do not want to cast aspersions but might your old vet be after your hard 
earned cash? Some vets in England can be very pushy and charge exhorbitant 
fees for all kinds of unnecessary stuff, which is why I love the down to 
earth approach of my wonderful Rodentologists.

All the best for the New Year.

Penny and the Piggyfriends.




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> Hi. My old vet keeps sending emails saying that I need to get fecal 
> parasite tests for the piggies.
> My new vet says that I don't need to do fecal parasite tests.  Any advice 
> on the subject would be appreciated.
> I want to do everything that I can to keep my piggies healthy, but if they 
> don't need to be tested, I'd rather not do it. Thanks for your help!
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> ME in New Smyrna Beach
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