PLEASE HELP!!! My dogs have Giardia!!!!!!! My two puppies were diagnosed with Giardia at approximately 3 months of age. We have already received Metronidazole, and resubmitted fecal samples again. And at 4 months they still have the same diagnosis. Im so concerned, and would like to know how to get rid of this once n for all. Online chats have said there is an injection that they can receive to help cure this. Is this true? Please let me know what other options i can bring up to my vet. THank you so much for your time.:confused: |
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okay! okay! they will be FINE! LOTS OF PUPPIES get this! First, are you cleaning up their poopy after they go? Many people forget to do this, and they can actually re-infect themselves! metronidazole does work as well, did they give you any powered medication to put in their food!? I used to work for a vet, and i've never heard about an injection to cure this...you basically gotta be real careful and cautious- im sure they will be otay! |
When dogs have giardia, they are constantly shedding "cysts" all over their environment - so while you're treating them, you should try to keep them in a smaller area if possible. AND, you need to clean everywhere they've been (as much as possible) with bleach water/disinfectant to kill the cysts - otherwise, they will be reinfected as soon as they are well. Reinfection happens VERY easily, so it's very important to clean them and clean their areas. I have never heard of any injection for Giardia. There is a vaccine for it, but I would NOT recommend it - and it would NOT work now since your pups already have it anyway. Also, I want to warn you that since they are puppies, their intestines may have some short-term issues with digestion (soft, grainy, mucousy stools) bc the giardia can actually damage the intestines in puppies - and then they're diagnosed (incorrectly) w/ ibs/ibd. So, after the giardia is gone - if they are still having stool issues months later, please get in touch. |
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THANK YOU SOOO MUCH FOR RESPONSE BTW. =) REALLY HELPFUL. so lost, shion |
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holey! i will be disinfecting EVERYTHING in the house. down to their toys. i bought a gallon of pet safe disinfectant! hipe this works!! its scary because this parasite can be transmitted to humans if i am correct. I wonder how contagious it is? i do kiss my dogs n cuddle them like crazy. |
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I would HIGHLY reccommend that you THROW OUT THE ENTIRE PEE PEE PAD at all times! Don't just throw the poopy down the toilet and re use it, that will just spread more of those cysts...but you should be on your way to a healthy recovery!!!! |
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sounds good. will do. but even if its only pee on it? |
We've had the giardia experience twice with Sissy (a year apart). There was just a thread a few days ago with information on giardia. Please do a search - it was great information. You really need to disinfect everything and continue to disinfect. Even if you are using pee pads, change them daily and wipe your baby after going with baby wipes, then flush away!!!! Make sure to wipe their paws with a fresh wipe also to keep their little feet from spreading the cysts. It can be a real bugger to get a clean stool sample. Were you given the Metronidazole in liquid form? I would highly recommend it to ensure your pup is getting all the meds they should. The powered stuff just doesn't work very well. Watch your pup closely to make sure they continue eating/drinking as they can become anorexic with Giardia. It is also a good idea to keep them inwide until completely recovered. We started giving a quality yogurt for breakfast as a result of all the meds and the nasty parasites. Sissy has been health every since!!!! Good luck!!!!!!! |
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yes yes yes!!!!!! :d |
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Great wording ... shionpower - - you got some really good advise.... good luck getting them better. |
I forgot to add the Giardia vaccine WILL NOT prevent giardia, WILL NOT cure giardia and is NOT recommended on any of the current vaccination protocol. |
We bought a pup once and she had this really bad, this was years and years ago. I had to bath her everytime she went to potty that was the ONLY way I got a handle on it. When I started doing that is when I saw there was a light at the end of the tunnel. :) And of course you need to keep them in an area with that is easy to clean like vinyl flooring that can be easily cleaned not on carpet until you get this in check. Clean all the toys/bowls etc like everyone said. Clean Clean Clean is all you are going to get done for a while. Best of luck Deana Prestigeous Yorkies- |
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Louie had Giardia when we first got him. We used the same antibiotic, but the vet recommended we also use FortiFlora. From what I can remember, it is a powder that acts as a probiotic so that the intestines can remain strong and the antibiotic and parasite don't damage or inhibit the intestines from "working" properly. I would ask your vet his/her opinion about it since that is where you can purchase it. Louie actually enjoyed the taste- you mix it with their dog food and we actually only gave him half of what is normal since he is only 5 lbs. |
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