Intestinal parasites such as: Roundworms, Hookworms, Whipworms, Tapeworms, Coccidia, Giardia, Cryptosporidia, and Toxoplasma are extremely common and threaten your pet’s health. Large numbers can cause intestinal blockage, bloody diarrhea and even premature death in young or weakened pets. Certain types can also infest you and your family. We recommend testing a fecal on new puppies and kittens twice before 16 weeks of age, and once a year after that to screen for parasites. Parasites are very common in dogs and cats, even if they never leave the house or go outside the backyard. Parasites are not just found in other
pets, but are very common in wildlife as well, which can come in and saturate your backyard with parasite eggs.
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