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I just adopted a year old cat from the humane society and took her to a free exam at a local vet.
She's completely healthy but the vet said I should bring in a fecal sample to test for internal parasites.
He really scared me with all the talk of how they can harm humans. But they're really expensive and with buying the cat and all her things I can't really afford that this month.
I would like some advice from experienced pet owners, please.
Do you have your cat tested for internal parasites even if they're completely healthy?
Are they THAT big of a threat to humans as long as you wash your hands after cleaning the litter box and before you eat?
I mean, people had house cats ALL THE TIME before things like internal parasite testing existed and I've never heard of the great blinding epidemic from house cats..
I'm worried... but I really can't afford it this month.
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I work for a vet and a payment plan is a great idea but a lot of vet's don't offer the payment plans anymore because PEOPLE DON'T PAY when they say they're going to. (Like at my office--we have people that owe almost $1000 and we can't do anything about it--even though the owners promised to pay--they aren't)
ANYWAYS, testing for intestinal parasites is really easy. It has us techs look at the fecal sample under a microscope to see if we see tapeworms, hookworms, roundworms, coccidia, and other parasites. But tapes, hooks, rounds, and coccidia are the most common that I see in cats. The fecal test should be the least expensive test possible (at least in my office it is).
I definitely recommend it, especially if you have kids.
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