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Even though I'm completely happy with my cats' diet plan, I still have concerns about pathogens making them, me or visitors sick. Thinking about it more right now because my brother is visiting with his 3 year old daughter. I'm aware the risk that the cats can be infected with a pathogen (whether subclinically or overtly) is small, but it is there nonetheless. My risk is probably also higher due to feeding grocery-bought meats.
One way to deal with that is to have the vet do periodic stool testing on my cats, but a cheaper and easier alternative would be to buy a bacterial test kit like this one:
http://weberscientific.com/app/catalog/index.php?_wsAction=view-product&id=1324&clearance=0
I don't have an incubator but could easily make one with an incandescent lightbulb and a small box. There might also be test kits out there that don't require incubation, or maybe I could just wait longer for results.
Has anyone tried a kit like this, or considered home testing?
One way to deal with that is to have the vet do periodic stool testing on my cats, but a cheaper and easier alternative would be to buy a bacterial test kit like this one:
http://weberscientific.com/app/catalog/index.php?_wsAction=view-product&id=1324&clearance=0
I don't have an incubator but could easily make one with an incandescent lightbulb and a small box. There might also be test kits out there that don't require incubation, or maybe I could just wait longer for results.
Has anyone tried a kit like this, or considered home testing?