Fecal Slide pics

[redtailgal]

I did my fecals today. I was able to get floats done on Daisy and Socrates. Doc was here for part of these, but some were taken after he left.

Here is a bacteria cluster in Daisy's float:

And a barberpole egg (we only found one): (notice how the "insides" fill up the whole egg)

Coccidia: (notice how the insides do NOT fill up, seeming almost yolk like)

And Socrates float:
Barberpole1

Close up of barberpole

Coccidia

Plant Matter

 

[autumnprairie]

Iam jealous lab work was my favorite of all of vet tech school. When the schools open up after vacation I am going to my extension office for info on copper and mineral in my area.

 

[daisychick]

Thanks for sharing! Those pictures are better than ones I have tried to find on the web. You should make us a fecal slide page for reference.

So did you find any signs of whipworm?

 

[autumnprairie]

Thanks for sharing! Those pictures are better than ones I have tried to find on the web. You should make us a fecal slide page for reference.

So did you find any signs of whipworm?

X2

 

[redtailgal]

No whip worm!

I'd love to make a reference page, but fortunately I dont have a great variety of eggs to show you!

I might could make a page and add to it though.

 

[daisychick]

Yeah I guess you will have to go find some really wormy goats to get all the varieties of worms for some awesome slide pics.


edited to add* Great news on the NO WHIPWORM!

 

[wannacow]

That was cool! Good job and thanks for the lesson!

 

[elevan]

Starting an Edu page on this would be great! Just give it a disclaimer that you'll add more pics as they become available

Thanks for sharing!

 

[daisychick]

What kind of microscope are you using? My son is dying to know. He wants one that takes pics like this. Is it a separate microscope and then a camera or are they all in one?? I know nothing about this sort of equipment, but my science brained child and I LOVE this stuff. Would come in handy for me to learn how to do my own fecals.

 

[redtailgal]

http://www.amazon.com/Celestron-443...NGCK/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1325536629&sr=8-3

here is a link to one like mine