faecal worm counting for dogs

[paddy555]

does anyone worm count rather than just worm their dog? if so can you recommend which lab you use please?
thanks

 

[gunnergundog]

Yes, I do faecal tests on all my dogs - rarely worm after initial puppy stuff. Not sure which lab my vets use but can find out. Are you looking to go direct and cut out the middleman so's to speak? If so, you need to be au fait to do the interpretation of results.

 

[Red-1]

Yes, as we only wormed once a year, and I said to the vet I wished you could worm count like for a horse, and she said you could! I seem to remember we had to do a blood test too, for lungworm. Our dog was free of both, so no worming.

 

[paddy555]

Yes, I do faecal tests on all my dogs - rarely worm after initial puppy stuff. Not sure which lab my vets use but can find out. Are you looking to go direct and cut out the middleman so's to speak? If so, you need to be au fait to do the interpretation of results.

I don't know, I am exploring the possibility and trying to get more info. as I dislike using any more chemicals then necessary and I do a lot of worm counting with the horses. I am also used to Westgate sending results which say high count therefore worm. I hoped it would be like that with dogs!

How often do you do faecal tests or blood tests for lungworm?

 

[Red-1]

I don't know, I am exploring the possibility and trying to get more info. as I dislike using any more chemicals then necessary and I do a lot of worm counting with the horses. I am also used to Westgate sending results which say high count therefore worm. I hoped it would be like that with dogs!

How often do you do faecal tests or blood tests for lungworm?

I would not say that the default is for a high count in horses, for years (over 15 - more like 17/18 I reckon) we have come back with no worms/eggs etc in the sample. The dog was also zero for anything.

I have only counted once for the lungworm in my dog, last year. The vet was pressing for still worming for lungworm even after a zero eggs in the sample, but this seemed nonsensical, so I did the further blood test. I am, however, no dog expert, I was just doing what I do for the horses.

My little ex-stray is not the strongest, so I was looking to reduce stress on him, although testing was more expensive than treating, plus I got the impression that it was not the done thing for dogs. I was planning on testing both samples, once a year, at vaccination time.

 

[paddy555]

I would not say that the default is for a high count in horses, for years (over 15 - more like 17/18 I reckon) we have come back with no worms/eggs etc in the sample. The dog was also zero for anything.

I have only counted once for the lungworm in my dog, last year. The vet was pressing for still worming for lungworm even after a zero eggs in the sample, but this seemed nonsensical, so I did the further blood test. I am, however, no dog expert, I was just doing what I do for the horses.

My little ex-stray is not the strongest, so I was looking to reduce stress on him, although testing was more expensive than treating, plus I got the impression that it was not the done thing for dogs. I was planning on testing both samples, once a year, at vaccination time.

thanks,
sorry not suggesting the default was for a high worm count in horses. I too am coming to dog worm counting from a horse POV. I have worm counted the horses since around 2004 and most have come back <50 every time.

A bit curious that horse worm counts are being very strongly pushed rather than regular worming even by vets but dog ones don't seem to be.

 

[gunnergundog]

I too test once a year unless anything gives me cause for suspicion.