I have other animals that may need periodic worming. I purchased a used microscope, slides, and fecasol, off the internet. You can do your own 'floats'. I use a film can that roll type film comes in.(Remember when (^u^). Any place that process film will give you one. Put a little poop in the film can, add fecasol and stir gently. Pop cycle stick does the trick. ( A good reason to have that ice cream bar.) Then fill the little can with fecaol until it is touching the edge, lay the slide over it and wait 20 min. The fecasol should touch the bottom of the slide. The eggs float to the top and are in the fecasol that touches the slide. Then view the slide under the microscope and compare it to pictures of parasite eggs. If you have trouble getting the right amount of fecasol to touch the slide you can take a eye dropper or such and pick up some of the liquid on top. My biggest problem is differentiating between air bubbles and round worm eggs. If you have a nice vet they will help you with this. You do not need a high powered microscope. Just something mid range. I think I paid $30. for the 'scope' on e-bay. A gallon of fecasol and a box of slides will last you "forever." So after a couple of uses you are way ahead. It is quite interesting also. Why give, or take medication if you do not need it. ? Parasites in horses in many southern states have built a resistance to ivermectin. I suspect that FLEAS are also building a tolerance to the spot on flea killers we are using so much of. i.e. know you need it before you use it.
