Giardia can be asymptomatic (no symptoms at all) or your pup can have diarrhea, vomiting, lack of appetite. It is easily spread from an infected animal's poop (they can lick it, step in it and then lick their paw). My vet also told me the parasite lives in standing water also. Stress can cause any parasites to multiply tremendously. Sissy was diagnosed through a routine stool sample. At first, she just showed trace amounts, was was treated as a precaution. A month later she was boarded and got really sick following this board. The vet thinks the stress of boarding caused the giardia to flare up and show tons of it.
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