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Originally Posted by Ellie May  Wait, I'm not saying that fecals are a generally accepted way of diagnosing demo. I'm saying eggs can be seen (when doing a fecal for something unrelated) and alert the vet to a potential issue. When actually wanting a diagnosis and thinking about treating it, then yes, skin scrapings are done. Apparently some vets (i.e. Rachel's) are okay with diagnosing on a stool sample alone and I don't have any comments on that. I can say that Ellie's vet scrapes when concerned even if eggs are seen in a fecal. |
I will ask derm about this egg in fecal thing as it does not make sense to me at all as it is in the hair follicle. I would never treat my dog for demodex off a fecal. Also i would never mix two flea meds in the same month that is very DANGEROUS and highly toxic to a small dog.