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SNAP® Giardia Test
for dogs and cats

 

giardia kitThe new SNAP Giardia Test provides practices with an easy, accurate, in-clinic diagnosis in just eight minutes. Now, clinics have a reliable and cost-effective way to screen for Giardia alongside traditional fecal floats/smears used for general intestinal parasite screening.

It's very easy to run a SNAP Giardia Test.

  • Requires just one sample compared to the three required with microscopy.
  • Incorporates the same unique conjugate-fecal swab used in our SNAP® Parvo Test, enabling "hands-off" fecal sampling—learn more.

The SNAP Giardia test is designed for superior accuracy

  • The only in-clinic test to detect soluble Giardia antigen in canine and feline feces.
  • 92% sensitivity and 99% specificity versus gold-standard laboratory technology.¹ Compare this to the poor reliability of current in-clinic microscopy results—learn more.
  • Allows for the identification of twice as many Giardia-positive animals as compared to standard in-clinic techniques—traditional methods miss half of all Giardia cases.*

This innovative in-clinic test helps you diagnose with confidence during the patient visit.

View the complete SNAP Giardia Test package insert. (756 KB)

1.  Groat R. Survey of clinic practices and testing for diagnosis of Giardia infections in dogs and cats. Presented at: 2003 ACVIM Forum; June 4–8, 2003; Charlotte, NC.

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