Yeah, it may just be because her world was invaded by big, smelly d*g things
for 4 months, and she had to run around swatting their noses to keep them in
their places - but she went from 7.65 pounds to 6.8 pounds, which is a
pretty significant percentage of her weight (8% of total body weight(?) -
help me if I'm wrong, I *STINK* at math).  She is still eating and drinking
normally, though.

It's probably the round worms coming back again - they're very hard to
eradicate and as I said, we couldn't get the second dose of Drontal down her
throat.  If it is round worms again I'm going to do as Helen M. suggested
and ask the vet for Milbemax instead of the Drontal (is there an injectable
medicine for them?).  That's why I want to be sure to get a good fecal
sample.  The vet tech I talked to said that round worms don't cause weight
loss, but that sounds counter-intuitive to me.  They're trying to talk me
into a $75 blood test for kidney disease or diabetes - I said they can do
the blood test *after* we test for the round worms if they're not found - I
would normally just spring for the test, but things are tight and I don't
want to pay that much for something that may not be needed.

Does anyone know if round worms indications will show up in a fecal sample
if there doesn't happen to be an actual worm in the stool (like Ben found -
ew)?  If not, how else can they test for them - will a blood test show them?

Hugs,

CatNipped