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Originally Posted by kalina82  its important to have stool samples checked at least every year even if they are not showing signs. worms can be passed from the dog to other dogs, cats, and even people, especially children. there have been cases of children getting worms from dogs and becoming very sick. the owners didn't know the dogs had worms because it wasn't showing signs of being sick.
you may think smartpuppiepets is being naive, but in my opinion you are being naive and cynical.
maybe your vet should ask for them. you might be surprised. not every vet is out for money. your opinion comes off as telling people they shouldn't listen to their vets or that their vets are wrong. in my opinion that is wrong. |
I don't see how taking a stool sample in once a year is going to prevent anything. They can be infected by worms the day after you take the stool sample in.
If there are no signs then chances are the dog does not have them, or they are not active.
If you do the research, you will find that unless they catch it at exactly the right stage, that it cannot be detected in one stool sample, that you would have to take in every stool sample for 72 hours.
Vets are aware of this. Most people are not.
So I am not being cynical, or nieve. I am being realistic. Vets, are not beyond doing extra tests to make more money and telling you that the dog needs deworming meds. They know it won't hurt the dog, so why not.
My vet is a very good vet, he is just not one that does a lot of unnecessary tests.