09-27-2005, 09:14 PM
i finally collected fecal samples from all of my frogs, who by the way are all fat and happy. i recently evacuated new orleans, and all of my frogs are still in various temporary containers pending completion of their new vivs. this seemed like a great time to try to get parasite free animals into the vivs in order to hopefully keep the vivs parasite free.
in keeping with what the frye brothers claim, although all of my animals are fat and happy and from very reputable breeders(save one impulse buy frog), and have not been in contact with each other, they all have parasites. the problem is that my local vet doesn't know what to do next. she seems very intelligent and caring, but has no experience with pdf's, so is unsure of what is normal and harmless, vs. what are potentially dangerous parasites.
i called dr. frye's office and offered to give credit card info to pay a consultation fee, but unfortunately the local vet does not have a photographic microscope, so dr. frye's secretary said it would be very difficult to advise over the phone. can anyone help me out with what i should do next. starting over from square one is not my first choice option, obviously....cash is tight(thanks katrina), and this vet has already spent more time on this than a normal dog sample i'm sure. add to the expense of double doing the same tests the expense of shipping the samples, and these will be some very pricey fecals.
in keeping with what the frye brothers claim, although all of my animals are fat and happy and from very reputable breeders(save one impulse buy frog), and have not been in contact with each other, they all have parasites. the problem is that my local vet doesn't know what to do next. she seems very intelligent and caring, but has no experience with pdf's, so is unsure of what is normal and harmless, vs. what are potentially dangerous parasites.
i called dr. frye's office and offered to give credit card info to pay a consultation fee, but unfortunately the local vet does not have a photographic microscope, so dr. frye's secretary said it would be very difficult to advise over the phone. can anyone help me out with what i should do next. starting over from square one is not my first choice option, obviously....cash is tight(thanks katrina), and this vet has already spent more time on this than a normal dog sample i'm sure. add to the expense of double doing the same tests the expense of shipping the samples, and these will be some very pricey fecals.