How fresh does the poo need to be for a fecal?

[trevev]

I was wondering if anyone could tell me how fresh the poo needed to be as I have an early vet appt and I have to drive a couple of hours to get there.

 

[carol5208]

as fresh as possible but you can put in a ziplock baggie with a wet paper towel and put it in the fridge. I have kept it in there from the morning til the late afternoon when I had my fecal done at the vet. you don't want it to dry out.

 

[sandrachameleon]

I was wondering if anyone could tell me how fresh the poo needed to be as I have an early vet appt and I have to drive a couple of hours to get there.

as fresh as possible
my vet doesnt suggest anything more than 4 hours old. But if kept moist and in fridge, overnight can be acceptable.
Happily for me, I dont need an appointment to drop off a fecal - so anytime I see a cham leaving me a present, I can immediately take it in (unless its Sunday, when the lab techs arent working)

 

[trevev]

Thanks y'all!