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Originally Posted by JeanieK  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. |
think what you want and do what you want, just don't tell people not to listen to their vets when their dogs are infected with something. coccidea and even the common round worm can kill a puppy if left untreated.