Giardia is a simple, single-celled parasite that can cause illness and diarrhoea in both animals and humans, known as giardiasis. Giardiasis can result in diarrhoea, vomiting, weight loss, watery stools and can be dangerous for dogs, cats and humans who are immune compromised.

It is wise to test for giardia if you have

• Young puppies and kittens
• Older dogs and cats
• Dogs or cats undergoing treatment which lowers their immunity
• Or if you or a family member has HIV/AIDS, cancer, is undergoing chemotherapy or has other illness which compromises the immune system

Signs giardia may be present

• weight loss
• diarrhoea
• mucus in the faeces
• a soft, watery poo

Because giardia is spread through faeces, we recommend testing dogs and cats every 2-3 months. Please read our blog for a more comprehensive explanation, including symptoms, treatments and more about the test.

This is a home testing kit

• Simple and easy to do with full instructions
• Get the results in 5-10 minutes
• It's a standard veterinary test
• Take it with you to the vet if you get a positive resultNo need to post to the lab

What's in the kit?

• Full instructions
• Gloves
• A rapid test cassette
• Pipette
• Buffer

How does it work?

• Collect a sample of your dog's faeces
• Place the swab containing the faeces into the buffer tube and stir thoroughly
• Open the cassette and position it on a flat, clean surface
• Use the pipette to collect a sample of the buffer/specimen
• Drip 4 drops of the mixture into the specimen well on the cassette. Start the timer
• Results are read between 10-15 mins.

Free delivery

We offer free delivery, via Royal Mail, on all orders on a 2-3 day delivery time to anywhere in the United Kingdom.

Next day delivery

Orders for next day delivery are £8, come via Royal Mail Special Delivery and must be placed by 1.00pm latest.

Important note if you select Next Day Delivery

In order to receive them in 24 hours next day deliveries can only be sent out on business days, ie. Monday to Thursday (excluding bank and public holidays). Orders need to be placed by 1.00pm to get on in the post for next day delivery. You are welcome to order on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and public holidays but these cannot be dispatched until the following Monday for delivery on Tuesday (or the day after if it’s a public holiday).

For example: order on a Friday and your parcel will be sent out on Monday for delivery on Tuesday. If you order on a public holiday your order will be sent out on the next working day, Tuesday for delivery on Wednesday.

Do you deliver outside the United Kingdom?

Due to the nature of our products and their need to be tested as soon as possible we can only deliver to the United Kingdom.