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Dracaena828 · 05-01-2007, 03:01 PM

Hi all~
Just got back from the vet. They (it's a teaching hospital so you get a vet and one or more students) were very impressed with Azuli, thought she was just beautiful. I wasn't able to get a fresh fecal sample before we left, but they said she kindly provided them with one when they took her back to give her the de-wormer ( fenbendazole) and probe her. There was a worm in this which they took to the parasitology dept. to check. The student was very curious to find out what kind it was. They tried to probe her, as she prolapsed a bit when she pooped so they were unable to accurately insert the probe, and were worried about hurting her. But they said they felt a mass in her and are assuming she is female and likely pregnant. So I'll be crossing my fingers. She has another appt. in two weeks for the follow up de-wormer. They said I could do it myself if I wanted, but I've never administered this before and would rather just pay the 25 bucks to have them do it then risk hurting her. All in all it was very good.

05-01-2007, 03:01 PM	#10 (permalink)
Dracaena828 Never shed Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 32 Country:	Re: ick... question about undigested poop and worms... Hi all~ Just got back from the vet. They (it's a teaching hospital so you get a vet and one or more students) were very impressed with Azuli, thought she was just beautiful. I wasn't able to get a fresh fecal sample before we left, but they said she kindly provided them with one when they took her back to give her the de-wormer ( fenbendazole) and probe her. There was a worm in this which they took to the parasitology dept. to check. The student was very curious to find out what kind it was. They tried to probe her, as she prolapsed a bit when she pooped so they were unable to accurately insert the probe, and were worried about hurting her. But they said they felt a mass in her and are assuming she is female and likely pregnant. So I'll be crossing my fingers. She has another appt. in two weeks for the follow up de-wormer. They said I could do it myself if I wanted, but I've never administered this before and would rather just pay the 25 bucks to have them do it then risk hurting her. All in all it was very good.