Parasite Egg identification

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  1. Aug 3, 2020 #1
    MadHouse

    MadHouse Well-Known Member

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    Learning to do my own fecals.
    Can someone tell me if this is a cocci egg?
    Thanks!

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  3. Aug 4, 2020 #2
    MadHouse

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    Anybody?
     
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  5. Aug 4, 2020 #3
    NigerianDwarfOwner707

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    It doesn't look like cocci to me.

    It doesn't really look like a worm egg at all.

    Maybe a mite egg.
     
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  6. Aug 4, 2020 #4
    MadHouse

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  7. Aug 4, 2020 #5
    Michaela Van Mecl

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    Definitely not a cocci. Honestly, it may be just some plant matter.
     
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  8. Aug 4, 2020 #6
    MadHouse

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    Thanks!
    That’s the only egg looking thing I have seen so far in 3 fecals.
     
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  9. Aug 4, 2020 #7
    Michaela Van Mecl

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    You'll notice that the cocci are about half, maybe 1/3 the size of a strongyle and perfect little faint ovals that are almost egg shaped with an interior structure.
     
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  10. Aug 4, 2020 #8
    MadHouse

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    So, this thing I am looking at, has no interior structure, is that it?
     
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  11. Aug 4, 2020 #9
    Michaela Van Mecl

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    Correct. I think it may be pollen of some sort!
     
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  12. Aug 4, 2020 #10
    MadHouse

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    Thanks Michaela!
     
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  13. Aug 4, 2020 #11
    Michaela Van Mecl

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    Your welcome! I've been doing them for a year now so feel free to message me !
     
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  14. Aug 4, 2020 #12
    MadHouse

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    I am planning to practice once a week, and then compare my findings with their fall fecals from the vet.
    I hope to get good at it eventually!
     
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  15. Aug 4, 2020 #13
    GoofyGoat

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    Here's a chart I have saved that might help. Not sure who posted it originally but it's helpful
     

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  16. Aug 4, 2020 #14
    MadHouse

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    Thanks GoofyGoat! That’s great!
     
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  17. Aug 4, 2020 #15
    MuldrowBeeandGoatFarm

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    Here is the chart we use but I really like the one @GoofyGoat posted! Screenshot_20200804-174620_DuckDuckGo.jpg but no, I do not see coccidia on your slide. This is one of our last slides 20200318_090806.jpg
     
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  18. Aug 4, 2020 #16
    MadHouse

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  19. Aug 4, 2020 #17
    Moers kiko boars

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    What # of lens power are you using? It looks like a 10. I would try 40x or more. More shows up with a higher magnification.
     
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  20. Aug 4, 2020 #18
    MadHouse

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    This was on 10x, you guessed right. When I try to put it on 40x, the objective lens touches the slide. Is there a trick to this?
     
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  21. Aug 4, 2020 #19
    MuldrowBeeandGoatFarm

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    Yes, we believed it was a lungworm so we treated for it.
     
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  22. Aug 4, 2020 #20
    MuldrowBeeandGoatFarm

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    My microscope has an adjustable knob but it does touch the slide on 40x if we are not careful.
     
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