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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. |
This is a big pet peeve for me. I don't have, and I don't want my Dogs having Cocci. So if I purchase a new puppy and it comes to me with Cocci.. since it spreads, I have to treat everyone, and steam clean everything to kill it. It can, and does kill a puppy quickly, so I for one, would treat for it in a heartbeat. It is so easily prevented, I don't understand why it is so common, and not taken seriously. Moms that are treated prior to whelping will have puppies Cocci free. As a breeder, I feel there is no excuse for not at least trying to prevent it in the 1st place. My Vet is the life-line for my dogs especially in emergencies, and I trust her completely. I hope you find one that you trust. |
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Oh and i did treat her for it to be on the safe side |
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I would say if the stools are soft take the meds. If they are firm, reconsider if you are worried. |
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While I am a hugh believer of learning as much as I can and questioning my vet is part of that process I would never think there is a conspiracy going on at my vet. My vet doesn't spend 24/7 with my dogs and they are making a decision based on maybe 10 minutes of looking at the dogs and my input. I wonder how many people would make incorrect diagnosis based on this. I also believe poop of our little ones is very critical to understand if our dogs are healthy or not. Just like when we give a urine sample at our checkup..it tells a story and while you might feel good your sample might tell a different story. Please people do not take a chance of not going to a vet and do not believe all of them are out to rip you off. Unless you have a degree it is critical to the health of your dog to listen to the experts and do some of your own homework. If you do not trust your vet then find one you do. |
Just when you think you have heard it all. What kind of money does a vet make on fecal testing? Good grief! I pray that no one who is reading this thread believes that vets would do something like that. Sure, there are bad vets and bad doctors; but to sit here when someone is asking for advice about medical issues with their pups and tell them vets have a conspiracy going on to make money is just so wrong. Some vets are better diagnosticians than others. Find one you trust and stick with him/her. I don't know what I would do without my vet whom I trust. Is she cheap? No! I don't expect that. But, I would never think that she was ripping me off. |
To the OP: If your vet sent that sample out to a lab and it is positive for coccidia, I personally think you should treat your pup! If it were my pup, I would treat for bot the coccidia and the tapeworms. Do you want to wait until the pup is sick? seriously....I would not ignore this! |
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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. |
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Until this last time. One breeder said her puppy had giardia although it had no signs of it. Another buyer bought two puppis. Her vet said they both had hook worms, no giardia. Another buyer said her vet found no worms at all. Now these puppies all ate the same food, drank the same water, nursed from the same mother. Yet the only two that had the same worms were the two that went to the same vet. And still none of my dogs here showed any signs of anything. so sure seems strange to me I did however make the decision to worm each and every dog again, just to be sure. Because I would never want to sell someone a sick puppy. You want to judge me for what I posted, when I have read post after post on here where someone has come on saying they want to breed dog X to dog Y, that the vet said it was ok, and the breeders and non breeders on here have torn them apart telling them not to listen to the vet cause he is not a breeder blah blah blah. And time after time someone has asked about something that their vet had said one thing and they were told to get a second opinion. And the Op said she took her dog to another vet and that vet found no signs of coccidia. |
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So, are you saying that the vets and the labs are in a conspiracy to fleece pet owners? My vet sends fecals out to a lab. I honestly cannot imagine a vet taking such a risk of losing his/her livelihood by doing something something like what you are saying; and to insinuate that it is widespread is very much a concern. Something of this nature is reportable to state boards! How much money do you really think vets would make doing this? I am stunned that you make such accusations against a professional group! |
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