Here is another option for having a fecal test done:
The fees listed are for California residents, but the end of the pdf says that most out of state fees are twice the CA fee. CAHFS will let you use their FedEx account number, so that will save money on shipping. Last time I sent an...
For those that don't want to buy a foam shipping box, you can make one. You can also get smaller pieces at an art store like Michael's, but is way more expensive. Click here to see foam options.
Box, sides, bottom and and top.
Frozen ice pack in ziplock baggie.
Brown paper on top of ice...
Tapeworm Segments Video
Best treatment for tapes is praziquantel. Easiest way to get praziquantel is to buy a tube of Equimax horse paste.
It looks like this:
An effective dose is 0.16 ml per 5 pounds orally and repeat in 10 days. This paste also has ivermectin, so will probably also...
If you could see things moving in the poop then they were probably large roundworms, tape segments or maggots, so google each of those and tell us which ones they looked like. Cecal and capillary worms are very small, so you probably didn't see those.
Also a good idea to have a fecal done...