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Originally Posted by littlelady  I've never heard of this being passed on from drooling. I thought it has to be shallowed and matures in the gut and bowel to multipy?
I was told that puppies couldn't be born with coccidia. They would have to eat their mothers contaminated feces and or Lick her behind. So until pups were lapping up food from a communal source, while they are just suckling from the teats of their mother, then shouldn't they be safe from being contaminated? |
You are correct in how coccidia is spread. Puppies are not born with coccidia. Giardia is found in contaminated water and can be transported on the feet or coat if a dog drinks contaminated water. Once giardia is in the stool it can also be passed to another dog that comes in contact with the feces. I have never had a dog with giardia but I have read where a number of dogs on YT have had it. I found this very interesting article on giardia:
Managing Giardia in the Carrier Dog
I was not aware that giardia could be passed from dog to humans. Also, once a dog has giardia he will probably have it all his life.