Diarrhea Screen - meaningful intestinal analysis for dogs and cats + recommendations of our veterinary practitioners
The intestines of our pets are very sensitive and can react to various environmental influences, medications or feeding errors with visible problems such as diarrhea or a soft, mucousy feces.
Pathogenic microorganisms have often colonized and displaced the physiological microbiome of the intestine. But also intestinal parasites such as worms or giardia and dysfunctions of the pancreas can bring the sensitive intestinal environment into imbalance.
With the diarrhea screen, we can specifically test possible causes for the intestinal problems. We work closely with our laboratory partner VETSCREEN, who offer exclusive laboratory diagnostics for veterinary practitioners with over 20 years of experience. You will also receive concrete recommendations from our veterinary practitionersto support the digestion of your furry nose in a natural way.
When to perform a diarrhea screen:
- For diarrhea or vomiting
- For slimy or soft feces
- For undigested food components in the feces
- For ocher colored feces
- For weight loss and cravings
- In case of excessive feces or grass eating
- For coat or skin problems
This is what you get from Vetscreen & Waldkraft:
- A meaningful laboratory analysis on the following parameters:
- Parasitological examination
- Pancreatic elastase (dog)
- Microscopic food utilization (cat)
1. Gram-positive germ flora
2. Gram-negative germ flora
3. obligate pathogenic germ flora incl. enrichment on salmonellae
4. Mycological examination
5. Active gas formers
6. pH value
- Specific recommendations from our veterinary practitioners regarding feeding problems, medications, or environmental stresses.
- A practical shopping aid for any feed that may be needed
Procedure and implementation
- You will receive everything you need for the test, i.e. the complete shipping material to the laboratory.
- You fill one fecal tube to 3 ⁄4 with fresh feces from your quadruped. The other tube is also filled to 3 ⁄4 with a sample of collected feces over 3 days.
- You fill out the attached form.
- You send the tubes and the completed form to the laboratory in the enclosed envelope.
- After approx. 2-3 weeks you will receive the laboratory result, the evaluation as well as recommendations and a shopping list, prepared by our animal healers. In addition, we offer you the opportunity to be advised again personally by a therapist.
Note on postage costs:
Return shipping of samples within Germany is included.
For orders from abroad, please note that the additional postage costs may vary. This is due to the veterinary labeling of the laboratory test, by which your package is treated with special care during shipping.