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Originally Posted by lillymae  Coccidia can absolutely kill if left untreated. If the dog can't keep the meds down the Coccidia can spread to the liver, kidneys, heart and brain. |
Now please show me where I said It NEVER kills.. of course if untreated it can kill, anything can!
I almost lost Pennie to Giardia! So I DO KNOW how bad it can get. But it and coccidia can be hard to diagnose. They have to be shedding the little nasties at the time of the test. That is why we didn't know Pennie had it until 4 weeks after we got her. She had no loose or bloody stool or vomiting.
I spent almost $1,000.00 on tests alone trying to find out why Pennie was so sick. It was on the 2nd giardia test that it was found. Shew as sick, very very sick for 5 weeks!!!! After the 5 day treatment she had done a complete 180 and has been healthy ever since.
I spent 5 weeks force feeding this puppy starting the 2nd day we had her. At 14 weeks she was 1.6 pounds, she is now 5 pounds at 7 months. We thought she was going to end up tiny but thank God she is healthy and all terrier now
So she lived with it for 5 weeks, so it does not kill fast like Parvo. The post I was replying to most of the litter and the mom died very quickly after being de-wormed, this is why I believe it was parvo and the reason for my reply.