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Originally Posted by 1215116  Safeguard dewormer "Fenbendazole is the active ingredient" given 5-6 days gets rid of the nasty giardia. You have to do it every 2 weeks also. Our vet used to use metronidazole but it didn't always completely treat the giardia and its not good on the dogs organs. he told me to use the Safeguard for horses which is exactly the same stuff as Safeguard for dogs only packaged different and quite a bit cheaper. As far as the coccidia there is a new drug out our vet just switched to which is called Marquis.Prescription only. It took 2 treatments, cost 9 dollars and we are coccidia free. Good Luck to you and your baby. |
I used the safe-guard for cows when I buy a big bottle. Otherwise I use the one for sheep (small bottle).. Of course it is ALL the exact same. It is what I used for Pennie. Heck of a lot cheaper. Just ask your vet for the proper dosage when using it. I had it on hand already so that is why I used it.
I have it on hand because it is a de-wormer as well and I use it on my dogs every couple of months.
I have gotten giardia before.. GROSS... green poo. TMI yeah? hehe And got rid of it in a couple of days. It is SO easy to get.
If you have children, just use good hand washing and keep children from petting the puppy for 5 days, and bathe the puppy during treatment and after!!