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Originally Posted by pamelakay  These stool tests I get for $50 are (like i said before) sent to the labs and they check for everything...worms and even giardia included. But if y'all are getting the same tests done for much lower prices in fecal tests, then I'm hightailin' it to somewhere else 
I'm wondering if these fecal tests you guys get for your furbabies check for everything or just specific worms? I know sometimes the price goes up depending on what you want to check for. For instance, if you wanted to get heartworms checked, you just pay X amount. But if you wanted to check for heartworms and tapeworms, then you pay more. Is this the case for you guys? |
For a regular fecal floatation all types of intestinal parasites are checked for. If the pet is having diarrhea of unknown cause then a direct fecal will also be taken and this is to look for giardia and something else. It is a little bit more. combined its probably $30ish.
heartworm is a totally different type of worm and requires a totally different type of test. Blood is needed for this test so it has nothing to do with the fecal.