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Coccidia My 6 months old just tested positive for Coccidia. The doctor is going to put him on Albon (sp?) today for 14 days. Has anyone's doggie have had that before? I have had him on Interceptor for 2 months now - thought that would have prevented parasites too ... guess not. |
It is a common problem for young puppies. It is a little surprising that yours is getting it at that age because its usually young puppies under 6 mos old that get it. As they age dogs build an immunity to it. |
i no longer have my little prissilla but when i first got her at like 12 wks she tested positive for it as well the vet put her on albon and it cleared up and she was a healthy little fur butt all over again. just make sure she gets the albon at the right dosage. |
Yea I was reading that puppies get it at around 3-12 weeks, mine is 6 months!!!! |
The albon will clear it up |
Hi, the albon is a good medication for the parasite, but after the 14 days I would test again and then in another 2 weeks just to be on the safe side. This can come on quickly and it would be a shame to have something happen when it could have been prevented. I had one litter that tested positive for it but for one pup it was to late and we lost it. I didn't know any were sick, I left for work that am and when I came home that evening the pup was very sick,two others didn't look to good either. I took the whole litter to the vet the next am and thats what it was. The rest were on Albon for 14 days and when we retested it was gone...... I feel I was very lucky I could have lost more. Had I known what it was I would have gone to the emergency vet that evening. Live and learn.:( |
When I got my KiKi at 14 wks old and got her home...she tested positive for this....once treated she was ok.... Is your 6 month old around other dogs? Play park...Doggie day care? |
Once a dog gets coccidia it is hard to get rid of. It can be treated and then go dormant but if any stress occurs in the dogs life they can have another outbreak. When the coccidia is dormant it is very hard to detect in a stool sample. Your puppy should be just fine after taking all her medicine. |
Yup even Izzy got it - I got her at 5 mos old and she had it. She had to go two rounds of meds to finally get rid of it. |
Just make sure your pup doesn't eat any of his poop, or step in poop and lick his paw, or lick poop off his bum (you might need to give butt baths or at least wipe his bum clean with a wet paper towel after each poop). It's super easy for him to reinfect himself if he ingests any infected poo, including his own. Beyond that though, the medication is a good one. Cleared my little boy's coccidia up right away. Now the giardia was an entirely different story... but thankfully it's gone by now too. Just be diligent for awhile, and I'm sure your pup will be feeling better soon! Lauren & Nikko |
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Georgiemama, here is a good link. I gurantee you, You don't want it, this it is a real pain to deal with and worst to cure.:eek:Your dog/puppy can die so be careful. Get the baby to the vet right away, it may not be coccidia.........could be something else, but just the same find out. COCCIDIA: A cause of diarrhea in dogs/puppies |
Not working?! Im on day the 11th day of the Albon liquid treatment from my Vet for Charlie's Coccidia. His poop def firmed up and has been regular. Except that yesterday and today, he had a couple episodes where the ends of the poop was mucusy and wet again!!!!!! What is that??? Izzy Princess - how far apart were the two rounds of meds? How did you figure that you needed the second treatment? |
Well I can't remember how many days Izzy was on the first round of meds but as soon as that was finished I had to take her back in with another stool sample for them to check. It still was not cleared up so we went on another round of meds. Then back in for another check up with stool sample and then finally it was cleared up. It worked out great for us since we had to go back anyway for all her puppy shots so we were not doing extra vet visits. Keep us posted. Don't worry it does go away eventually but you have to give the meds on time and go back to the vet for check up. :D |
Just run a fresh poop sample up to the vet's, no need to take the dog. Hopefully that way you won't have to pay for a check-up, just a stool sample. If they see the coccidia in there still, they can just give you another round of the meds. That's what we did. Lauren & Nikko |
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