Why is she having diarrhea?

[kellysballs]

I used to be a vet tech and $100 is WAY too much for poop. Was that with the visit and anything else?

I am a vet tech and we do centrifuge fecals and they are around $15.00. Hopefully you misunderstood what the $100 was including.

[SYNNDAKAT]

I used to be a vet tech and $100 is WAY too much for poop. Was that with the visit and anything else?

I am a vet tech and we do centrifuge fecals and they are around $15.00. Hopefully you misunderstood what the $100 was including.

I wished... He was already there due to a prolapse and the vet wanted to know if I had any feces in the tank that we could run tests on and there wasnt but asked anyway how much for the next time and he said $100.00 for the total parasite tests..

A little much if you ask me........

[Crazy4Herps]

This may sound dumb but I invest in an animal health care insurance policy. I pay nothing to go to vets and only pay a monthly bill. In the end I think I've saved at least 5-7k dollars in would be vet bills this year, vet bills are almost as expensive as doctor bills these days, anything I think might be wrong I always never think twice and take the animals in. Then again I have 25 snakes this may not be a good idea if you just have 1 or never really take your pet to the vet at all but it works for me.

I didn't know there was animal insurance! I'm sure that would save you a lot of money with that many pets, but I just have a BP and a cat, both of which have been fortunate and very healthy. So far.

[Crazy4Herps]

Thank you all for the advice! She hasn't defecated since then, so I'm hoping that was a one-time thing, but if she has any more soft stools I will definitely take them in to be tested.

~Crazy4Herps~

[rmune0750]

u deserve a thanks for spelling diarrhea correctly lol so you got one

[Crazy4Herps]

Just a thought.... she always seems to be out of her hide, which is unusual for her. I did raise the temps a bit since it's getting colder, but is wanting to "stretch out" a sign of anything? Just wondering....

[dr del]

Hi,

Just a side point (hopefully) - when you said you raised the temperatures?

What are they now? And how and where are you measuring them?


dr del