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  |  BabyGurl
Super Glider
 298 Posts
| Jun 14 2012 : 02:13:35 AM   |
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How do we know when they have parasites and need to be deworm? is there any symptoms for it?
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|  | Cora1
Face Hugger
 TX, USA
760 Posts
| Jun 14 2012 : 07:35:24 AM   |
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No, usually no symptoms. It is highly recommended to go to a glider knowledgable vet after you get you glider/s and yearly for a fecal, float, and smear, and SNAP test.
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| JazzNZoeysmom
Zippy Glidershorts
USA
5349 Posts
| Jun 14 2012 : 08:02:53 AM |
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Well I will say that USUALLY there are no symptoms, but if they have had worms for a long time they can start getting dehydrated, lose their appetite, get some diahrreah(sp?).
If you are questioning, I'd get them to the vet. If you have a regular vet, for your other animals, you can most likely just collect a fecal sample from the cage and take it to him/her and have them run a fecal....any vet can do that,(but I'd call to make sure) but if the results are positive I'm not sure if your regular vet will prescribe medicine since it goes by weight.... most vets would want to check them out, weigh them ect. and your regular vet probably won't opt to do that for you.
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| BabyGurl
Super Glider
298 Posts
| Jun 14 2012 : 09:03:15 AM |
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ah~ okay.. just wanna ask..how often do you go for checkup..for everything~ parasties etc..once a month year ?
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| JazzNZoeysmom
Zippy Glidershorts
USA
5349 Posts
| Jun 14 2012 : 09:09:12 AM |
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I think once a year is the norm.
I have ended up going every few months cuz I get new babies & of course they have to go and when I take them, I also take a communal fecal from my existing cage just to be checked. Once I'm all done getting new babies I'll be down to once a year unless issues arrive.
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| BabyGurl
Super Glider
298 Posts
| Jun 14 2012 : 09:41:41 AM |
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alright.. gotcha~
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| som3randomp3rson
Face Hugger
942 Posts
| Jun 14 2012 : 09:51:05 AM |
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I'm sorry, I just read this thread and have a question. What's a SNAP test? Luna and I just went to the vet yesterday, and we got a fecal float and smear, but I didn't know to ask for a SNAP test? What's that?
Thanks!
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| valkyriemome
Goofy Gorillatoes
USA
3478 Posts
| Jun 14 2012 : 02:49:34 PM |
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A SNAP test is a different kind of fecal test that is used to find giardia.
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