Hi everyone. New Bengal kitten owner here.
Bengal kitten diarrhea less than a month yet, long story short little metro no help, Basic fecals are clear, I don't think it's a food issue though I haven't had him long enough to be fully confidant in that conclusion...
He came from a very sanitary professional great breeder whom I really like and have full faith in, but I want the TF worry out of my mind so I can focus on healing his tummy. I've been around many cats in my life and I've learned to always expect minimum 1 ailment to come along with a new cat from even the best of homes (if you're lucky). I'm not worried about it... but I want nip it in the bud and just get the testing done before I mess around with it any further.
All the vets in my area are beyond what I can afford, my regular vet which is usually cheap wants 300 for a solo TF PCR, not even the panel.
I found this lab (zoologix is the name, they have a dot com by the same name), has anyone heard of / used them? They said I could send it to them for just over a hundred for a full panel.
The whole process of collection seems daunting. Swab sample? Liquid sample? Pay the vet even more for internal sample? Fridge? 3 day sample or just get a good one and send it off fresh? Packaging? UPS, fedex? Am I over-thinking it?
I read their recommendations on the site but I'm a little apprehensive still. I know UPS takes packages for next day later which is good since I work and getting not only a fresh sample but pulling him out of the box before he covers it will be tough. I mostly am posting because wanted to throw the lab name out there..... they seem legitimate...I think, but really any advice, suggestions, or encouragement about any step of the process by anyone is welcome.
Thanks for any replies. :)
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