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Originally Posted by piinkprincess  ISNT giardia a bacteria? Bacteria causes fevers on dogs my vet said. Also he did not know how much money I had we never spoke about I just asked what can be done he said give her the first medication for giardia and i will prescribe you a second ( clavamox) for fever. And yes I refused because he was cold sarcastic and rude the giardia was confirmed through a stool sample I will do another tomorrow to see if it has went away as today is her last day on the giardia meds.
read this or at leasst skim: Bacterial Infection (Leptospirosis) in Dogs | petMD
." Soon after initial infection, fever and bacterial infection of the blood develop"
I could not find the original one I was reading but I found that |
Fever is caused by an infection, whether it be bacterial or viral. That's why the antibiotic was prescribed. Giardia is a protozoan parasite which causes dogs to have diarrhea, not high running fever. Usu Met/Flagly is prescribed. I'm just wondering if it's a secondary infection (not from giardia). Since the antibiotics are not helping w/her fever....that is why the vet said to bring her back in (not bc he wanted to make more $) bc the antibiotics are either 1. not working for her or 2. there's something else going on.
If you already tested for giardia & it was confirmed, no need to test again (unless the new vet wants to, just trying to give you suggestions so you can use the money wisely to help Bunny & you can use it to have her blood tested. It will tell how all her organs are working properly or not). Just have the 1st vet office fax over the info to the new vet. Giardia is very hard to get rid of & can recur. Simply putting the shoes away will not kill it, it must be cleaned w/bleach solution & everywhere you stepped on & that she has stepped on, must be cleaned.
CDC - Giardia - Giardia and Pets