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    Thread: Fecal sample Image & Video

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      Fecal sample Image & Video

      ok so I did one last scope this is from some poop that was floating and some white stringy matter at the end of the stool. All stool collected was floaters and surrounded in a thick clear casting.
      I am finding 1-3 floaters daily.

      Any of this look like concern?
      photos = no movement just these egg looking ovals AND A BUNCH more concentrated in the white stringy stuff.
      Sorry if I am bugging but I just want to make sure I got everything covered.


      The one video of the black looking worm was seen inside of stool and was white and just over a 1/4 inch looked like thin white thread or white dog hair in the stool.

      Ps. Flashing has not been noted in 2 days and still no visual lice found. Eating well and staying grouped.

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      I once asked Sandy Yosha, a highly qualified Koi Vet, if taking a look see at a fecal sample was of any value. She said NO. Keep in mind that there are good bacteria in the gut - our Koi and ours. We need them. I'm sure fish ingest all kinds of things when scarfing up food.
      Interesting, but I wouldn't rely on it for any diagnosis.
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      ok cool

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      Usually eggs are diagnosed in human feces, and an occasional worm. They usually have distinct patterns. The dark thing is probably just plant matter. Also, it would help to know the magnification. I am thinking maybe some plant or protein in the last still photo too (or maybe yeast, depending on mag). A lot of times, pollen shows up in the stool too.







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      Doc Johnson has a good article: Capillaria http://www.koimarket.com/pdfs/worms%20in%20koi.pdf

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      Thanks guys for resting my mind...my poor guys had been neglected for those few yrs and seeing the lice freaked me out! I was just thinking everything that could be wrong is wrong so I am being a little OCD I guess...thanks for your help as always.
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