Albon is a sulfur based antibiotic used to treat coccidia.
Fortunately, coccidiosis is treatable. Drugs such as sulfadimethoxine (Albon®) and trimethoprim-sulfadiazine (Tribrissen®) have been effective in the treatment and prevention of coccidia. Because these drugs do not kill the organisms, but rather inhibit their reproduction capabilities, elimination of coccidia from the intestine is not rapid. By stopping the ability of the protozoa to reproduce, time is allowed for the puppy's own immunity to develop and remove the organisms.
The puppy might also have giardia which is harder to diagnose through a fecal exam and treated with metronadizole (sp?), and Albon would be ineffective. If the vet didn't identify coccidia as the parasite through a fecal float then I would think it is probably giardia. |