Coccidia treatment should be with a Sulpha drug. If you are int he US, Albon is the drug of choice. They should be on it minimum 7 days.
The drug does not kill the coccidia. It stops them from reproducing and that is how the problem is stopped over time. Coccidia is around everywhere. Where you get an overpopulation like that is when a pup has been stressed in particular at weaning, going to a new home, vaccinations, any or all of these can bring on an episode.
As the bowel is inflammed from the coccidia invasion, I usually put them on boiled rice with a little cooked white meat chicken or a little gastro tinned food with the rice. That will help bind the bowel and will allow the bowel to heal. |