Its worth lots thanx!

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Posted by Tif on August 14, 2001 at 18:28:01:

In Reply to: My opinon for what it is worth... posted by xta on August 14, 2001 at 18:12:48:

This is exactly what I was thinking...I am going to give the other reptile specialist a try and see how it goes. So in a month i will take yet another fecal to another vet and also have him give them a checkup. I don't really have alot to go on with this vet because I only met him the one time and even though he seemed knowledgable enough Rocko did not live...Maybe there was nothing that could have been done for Rocko? But its hard to say because I have no prior experience with this vet!Its maddening really because all I want is to give my babies the best care possible!!~ thanks for the advice~ I had read somewhere worming them is hard on them~ cuz its poisen for the worms~ So why give it to them if not neccesary~ So its off on a search for a GOOD vet!~ Tif

: I personally would not have them treated. I would, however, take another sample in 1 month to double check. If he is not confident in his parasite finding abilities, you may want someone else to do the fecal check. I have never had a vet suggest deworming my lizards anyway! And their tests have either been positive, negative, or (let's keep an eye on this & check again in a couple months--which meant borderline levels of natural intestinal flora).

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: This is exactly what I was thinking...I am going to give the other reptile specialist a try and see how it goes. So in a month i will take yet another fecal to another vet and also have him give them a checkup. I don't really have alot to go on with this vet because I only met him the one time and even though he seemed knowledgable enough Rocko did not live...Maybe there was nothing that could have been done for Rocko? But its hard to say because I have no prior experience with this vet!Its maddening really because all I want is to give my babies the best care possible!!~ thanks for the advice~ I had read somewhere worming them is hard on them~ cuz its poisen for the worms~ So why give it to them if not neccesary~ So its off on a search for a GOOD vet!~ Tif : : I personally would not have them treated. I would, however, take another sample in 1 month to double check. If he is not confident in his parasite finding abilities, you may want someone else to do the fecal check. I have never had a vet suggest deworming my lizards anyway! And their tests have either been positive, negative, or (let's keep an eye on this & check again in a couple months--which meant borderline levels of natural intestinal flora).

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