Buddy got Giardia when I first got him. The Metronidazole works wonders for him - the Panacur seemed to make him sicker. He seems to be having a flare-up of it now and the vet put him back on the Metronidazole again.
I think I've come to the conclusion that when you're a city dweller like me you can either have
1. a well-socialized pup, that does get sick from time to time or
2. an unsocialized pup, who stays indoors and gets carried around all the time and stays completely healthy.
I think just because they are so small they pick up the littlest thing!
Oh, and re: cleaning off his bum, I use unscented alcohol-free baby wipes to clean off his little butt. With Giardia they are shedding things called "cysts" and they can hang on to his hair. I would do the best I could to wipe them off...
Good luck!! |