I used to volunteer in a vet's office and count fecal samples... so I know that part isn't HARD per say, but can those of you that do your own fecal screenings for parasite loads share what equipment you've used/recommend?
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sorry, I always "refer" to my thoughts. LOL I got my info from Cheryl Smith's book "Goat Health Care" there is a chapter on fecal examination. ^^ And how to make you solutions etc. the Vet Clinical Parasitology book also has the info on making your own saline or sugar solutions. Great book - so far I havent seen anything in the book - so that's the good thing! I have had my 3 goats for 3 years and always have a clear fecal exam on them. I swear it's the oak leaves.
no i got it on amazon?? for 19.97 with shipping - Cheryl said 1st thru 5th Editions only.....
Fifth Edition Veterinary Clinical Parasitology, by Margaret W. Sloss B.S., M.S., DVM and Russell L. Kemp A.B., PH.D
Iowa State University Press, Ames Iowa
Margaret Langley said:
Is this the book by Marion L Jackson that is almost $90 or a different book?
Melissa Johnson said:
I got the book Cheryl Smith recommended - veterinary clinical pathology - but my microscope is lighted but one is only 50x - the other is a mirrored type but has 100x, 250x and 450x. my goats have never had worms and they are 3 years old. I thank the oak trees for that and all that tannin. But I am not sure what I should be seeing even with no worms..... I am using the sugar solution method. the book is great btw.
Deborah Niemann-Boehle said:
I get FecaMed and the fecal float devices from here:
I bought a microscope for about $150 from a school supply place online six or seven years ago. I use Dixie cups to catch poop in mid air from the goats. That's about it.
Is this the book by Marion L Jackson that is almost $90 or a different book?
Melissa Johnson said:
I got the book Cheryl Smith recommended - veterinary clinical pathology - but my microscope is lighted but one is only 50x - the other is a mirrored type but has 100x, 250x and 450x. my goats have never had worms and they are 3 years old. I thank the oak trees for that and all that tannin. But I am not sure what I should be seeing even with no worms..... I am using the sugar solution method. the book is great btw.
Deborah Niemann-Boehle said:
I get FecaMed and the fecal float devices from here:
I bought a microscope for about $150 from a school supply place online six or seven years ago. I use Dixie cups to catch poop in mid air from the goats. That's about it.
Here's a likn to a blog post I wrote about the microscope I got. It was around $80 (I think) on Amazon. On further use, the only thing I don't love about it is there's no fine focus knob. It's a bit hard to get a nice sharp image without that, but it works.
I use supplies I purchase from http://www.shopmedvet.com/ online. It's very simple this way. I use something called the Fecal Ova Float kit and Feca Med solution. It's very simple to prepare the sample this way, not overly expensive, and if you wash and reuse the pieces, will last many years. All you need is the microscope, slides and slide covers and the above mentioned two items. I didn't know about these products, and was following the directions on Fiasco Farms website before. Thanks to the breeder I got my goats from (who is also a vet tech), I'm having a much easier time! :)
LOL! this is so funny, because I just answered your Q in the thread, Parasite Pics. Hope that helps. In fact, I'll copy and paste that here so others can find it more easily too.
I got the book Cheryl Smith recommended - veterinary clinical pathology - but my microscope is lighted but one is only 50x - the other is a mirrored type but has 100x, 250x and 450x. my goats have never had worms and they are 3 years old. I thank the oak trees for that and all that tannin. But I am not sure what I should be seeing even with no worms..... I am using the sugar solution method. the book is great btw.
Deborah Niemann-Boehle said:
I get FecaMed and the fecal float devices from here:
I bought a microscope for about $150 from a school supply place online six or seven years ago. I use Dixie cups to catch poop in mid air from the goats. That's about it.
I bought a microscope for about $150 from a school supply place online six or seven years ago. I use Dixie cups to catch poop in mid air from the goats. That's about it.
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sorry, I always "refer" to my thoughts. LOL I got my info from Cheryl Smith's book "Goat Health Care" there is a chapter on fecal examination. ^^ And how to make you solutions etc. the Vet Clinical Parasitology book also has the info on making your own saline or sugar solutions. Great book - so far I havent seen anything in the book - so that's the good thing! I have had my 3 goats for 3 years and always have a clear fecal exam on them. I swear it's the oak leaves.
Gotcha, Thanks! That's mo better!
no i got it on amazon?? for 19.97 with shipping - Cheryl said 1st thru 5th Editions only.....
Fifth Edition Veterinary Clinical Parasitology, by Margaret W. Sloss B.S., M.S., DVM and Russell L. Kemp A.B., PH.D
Iowa State University Press, Ames Iowa
Margaret Langley said:
Is this the book by Marion L Jackson that is almost $90 or a different book?
Melissa Johnson said:
Here's a likn to a blog post I wrote about the microscope I got. It was around $80 (I think) on Amazon. On further use, the only thing I don't love about it is there's no fine focus knob. It's a bit hard to get a nice sharp image without that, but it works.
I use supplies I purchase from http://www.shopmedvet.com/ online. It's very simple this way. I use something called the Fecal Ova Float kit and Feca Med solution. It's very simple to prepare the sample this way, not overly expensive, and if you wash and reuse the pieces, will last many years. All you need is the microscope, slides and slide covers and the above mentioned two items. I didn't know about these products, and was following the directions on Fiasco Farms website before. Thanks to the breeder I got my goats from (who is also a vet tech), I'm having a much easier time! :)
LOL! this is so funny, because I just answered your Q in the thread, Parasite Pics. Hope that helps. In fact, I'll copy and paste that here so others can find it more easily too.
I got the book Cheryl Smith recommended - veterinary clinical pathology - but my microscope is lighted but one is only 50x - the other is a mirrored type but has 100x, 250x and 450x. my goats have never had worms and they are 3 years old. I thank the oak trees for that and all that tannin. But I am not sure what I should be seeing even with no worms..... I am using the sugar solution method. the book is great btw.
Deborah Niemann-Boehle said:
I get FecaMed and the fecal float devices from here:
http://www.livestockconcepts.com/search.php?search_query=fecal&...
I bought a microscope for about $150 from a school supply place online six or seven years ago. I use Dixie cups to catch poop in mid air from the goats. That's about it.