How much do you pay for stool analysis?

[muffinlvr]

All three of mine had the runs at one time and the floating stool tests were $16.50 but they also did a special test for Giardia (sp?) on one of the stool samples and that was an extra $30.00. I think the simple floating test tests for all sorts of worms so I think your vet is extremely high. My old vet charged $25.00 for the floating test.

Doesn't it just chap your hide that vets vary so much in price?? I was getting so disgusted with what my old vet was charging that I started with a different vet. He is about half the price of the old one and he seems wonderful.

I think prices vary by where you live too. The bigger city vets can charge a lot more than the small town vets.

If I were you, I'd look around for a different vet.

Good luck!

[Dina_Nichole]

Hi, I was just complaining about this the other day. We also pay about $50 here in MD and this does NOT include a re-check. This price is about the same with all the vets in my area. It sure does stink when you have four dogs and just want to have a basic stool check done. $200 to check four dogs poo, seems so not right.

[zoeybear]

$50.00 per poo? I think Im gonna go into business. Start sending them to me ladies! Ill check them! HA HA

[kalina82]

Originally Posted by yorkiemalt

Yet I have a friend who is a Vet and she charges $50....she says they send them out to a Lab because the results are more accurate.

hmmm...sounds like her clients pay her and the lab.

That is exactly why your fecal float cost so much money. I think its ridiculous that some offices can't do it themselves. Its extremely easy to do and you have results in 10 minutes. I've done thousands of them. At the last place i worked at we charged $18 i think maybe less.

[Neecy]

It's $16.50 here at my vet in S.C....and it was sent off to a lab also...

[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?

[bren]

Mine charges $15 and I'm able to drop it off. I don't have to bring the kids in so I don't get charged for an office visit either.

[diggy4]

Id say it depends if your getting charged and office visit too...Fecal with office viisit here is 45 just fecal is 19.00

[pea496]

I just went and paid $18.50

[kalina82]

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.

[Monday]

Originally Posted by pamelakay

WHAT THE CRAP?

HAHAHAHAHA! Love that response ...

here I pay about $35.00 a poop ... and if I merely drop it off, that is the price,
if the baby gets seen, add $49.50 to that.

[txshopper73]

My vet charges $8 for a stool test.

[Wylie's Mom]

I think it's about 17-20 bucks depending on what is done/tested for.

[Amy81]

My vet charges $10.00 for worm testing

[mistyinca]

Originally Posted by pamelakay

WHAT THE CRAP?

aw, i'm so upset now The vet is REALLY great, but should i just do future stool testing somewhere else? (like Vetco..maybe they're cheaper?) I'm in southern california, i thought maybe that had to do with pricing but i guess not? i can't believe i've dropped 100 bucks already for this crap (literally )

if i do testing somewhere else (although I hope I dont need to do anymore testing for awhile after this whole hookworms thing), do i just bring any records/results from the cheaper place to my vet's office and then they can give meds/take care of whatever problem (if there is one) that they found through my dog's stool?

blahhh!!! kasfkljlaksdfd

thanks for alerting me though, everyone =) now in the future, maybe i can save money.

I'm in So Cal too. May I ask which vet this was?