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Originally Posted by sammy08  my dog didn't really have any symptoms, I had him checked because I came into contact with another woman that also bought a dog of Starmye and he dog had it. She plead with me to have my dog tested ans I did, and sure enough he came back positive.. I would have him tested just to be safe, if you havn't already! test is pretty cheap |
If the giardia test comes back negative you need to test 2 more times, a week apart. Giardia can be very hard to find and MUST be done by a lab!
I got Pennie from an in home breeder, only had a couple of females and male and she was showing signs of illness the day after i got her. My vet tested her for it and it was negative. I spent hundreds on vet fee's and tests, she got so sick she was near death.
For 5 weeks I had to fore feed this little girl, it was horrible to see her so sick and I was so frustrated. I took another stool sample in and the next day I was told it finally showed giardia!!!!
Four weeks after I got her it finally showed. I should of just assumed that was it and treated her from the beginning! The treatment is only for 5 days and you can get the medication from the feed store.
Within 2 days of treatment she was playing! Within a week she was eating on her own and had done a 180 and now is doing awesome. However she lost a lot of hair from lack of nutrition since it was being ate up by the parasite.. She also had skin mites and hook worms.
So be sure to always have your puppy tested for giardia and coccidia as they are both very common and easy to get.