Regular faecal egg counts are one of the most practical tools you have for managing gut health in dogs and cats. Instead of dosing blindly and hoping for the best, you test, you support or treat in a time-limited way, and then you test again to see what's actually happened.
A test-led approach—combining targeted herbal support like Verm-X Original with a species-appropriate diet and routine worm counts—means you're working with information, not guesswork. It's not about chasing zero parasites in every sample; it's about knowing what you're dealing with and responding proportionately.
At Holisticvet, we can help you develop strategies to minimise the use of pharmaceutical wormers while maintaining good parasite control. That means reaching for conventional anthelmintics when they're clearly needed—high burdens, vulnerable animals, clinical signs—but not defaulting to routine blanket dosing when testing and targeted support might be more sensible.
These worm count kits are supplied in partnership with Wormcount.com. Each kit contains everything you need, including a prepaid return envelope. You collect the sample, post it to Wormcount.com, and they send the results directly to you.
The Gut Worm Count Kit screens for:
Roundworm
Hookworm
Whipworm
Tapeworm
Coccidia
The Lungworm Count Kit screens for:
Oslerus osleri (canine lungworm)
Crenosoma vulpis (fox lungworm)
Filaroides hirthi (canine lungworm)
Eucoleus aerophilus (hedgehog lungworm)
Angiostrongylus vasorum (French heartworm)
Capillaria aerophila (feline bronchial worm)
Aelurostrongylus abstrusus (feline lungworm)
Regular faecal egg counts are one of the most practical tools you have for managing gut health in dogs and cats. Instead of dosing blindly and hoping for the best, you test, you support or treat in a time-limited way, and then you test again to see what's actually happened.
A test-led approach—combining targeted herbal support like Verm-X Original with a species-appropriate diet and routine worm counts—means you're working with information, not guesswork. It's not about chasing zero parasites in every sample; it's about knowing what you're dealing with and responding proportionately.
At Holisticvet, we can help you develop strategies to minimise the use of pharmaceutical wormers while maintaining good parasite control. That means reaching for conventional anthelmintics when they're clearly needed—high burdens, vulnerable animals, clinical signs—but not defaulting to routine blanket dosing when testing and targeted support might be more sensible.
These worm count kits are supplied in partnership with Wormcount.com. Each kit contains everything you need, including a prepaid return envelope. You collect the sample, post it to Wormcount.com, and they send the results directly to you.
The Gut Worm Count Kit screens for:
Roundworm
Hookworm
Whipworm
Tapeworm
Coccidia
The Lungworm Count Kit screens for:
Oslerus osleri (canine lungworm)
Crenosoma vulpis (fox lungworm)
Filaroides hirthi (canine lungworm)
Eucoleus aerophilus (hedgehog lungworm)
Angiostrongylus vasorum (French heartworm)
Capillaria aerophila (feline bronchial worm)
Aelurostrongylus abstrusus (feline lungworm)
Free 24-hour tracked return postage
One recyclable padded envelope
One red red, and one white laboratory request, form and instruction sheet
Two recyclable sample, collection boxes, each in a resealable write-on panelled bag
One biodegradable outer sealable bag
One biodegradable, natural wood sampling spoon
Specialist analyst lab time for both screens and RAMA after-care advice regarding the results
