WHY
DO THEY SOMETIMES FAIL
TO SHOW UP IN A FECAL TEST?
Because
the eggs are passed by the pet in packets (segments), they often do not show up
on the fecal exam. (The packet must break open for the eggs to be seen.) Some
people will mistake maggots in the stool for tapeworms. Maggots are not seen in
freshly passed stool and are not flat.
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