Questions about Giardia?
 

Hi, first congrats on getting your first Biewer. They are like potatoe chips --you won't stop with just one, lol.

Giardia is common to stress, change of environent, change of water, etc. The medications will help stop the infection. I would give her a little pumpkin as well to settle her tummy.

Can I ask how old she is? Her weight? I am curious why she only had one set of vaccinations.

1 pound and 6 ounces at 7 months??? Are you sure she is that old? Could she be just 7 weeks?

This is Haley
 

Who was her breeder?

I've known her for longer than seven weeks. I have wanted her since August. She is tiny. My Tenci only weighed 1 pound when I brought her home at six months. She was actually alot smaller than Haley is. Tenci is closer to three pounds now. I am hoping Haley will be able to gain too.

She is a cutie! I don't know much about Gardia, hopefully more people will come on to help you out with that. Sending good wishes that she gets healthy and gains weight for you. :)

She is just beautiful but my God she is tiny. If you want to scan the pedigree I might be able to help tell you who the breeder is. Is the pedigree from IBC? or another registry? PM me and I will give you my email address:

Was her sister small also?

Do you mind telling me who the breeder in Florida is?

You might have to force the nutrical into her. This poor little girl has more issues than I realized when I first read this. Stress did not cause her Gardia as she came to you this way. There is a ton of information on the internet about Gardia but it might be a long term battle with it. I am so glad you took her to the vet right away due to her size...You do have to get some food in her so the nutrical will help but if she is not crazy about the chicken then you might try the Little Cesars (I hate it) but it is more important she eats or baby Jr food.

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Omce the giardia is under control she will probably start to put on some weight.

if she does ot eat on her own, I would syringe food into her.. That will also help with dehydration

Do you mean half the dosage. Why would you want to give her half?

i hate giardia!!
 

I HATE Giardia!!!! did the vet tell you that it is contagious to other dogs and to humans?? you must be careful. clean alot with a bleach solution and the dogs pass it to eachother thru contaminated water, like their water bolw. one vet actualy told me to change and wash the water bowl every time puppy drinks from it.....that's crazy!! but i got little disposable paper condiment cups. this giardia issue went on for about 3 months. lost of money to the vet.
there are a couple different view points oin giardia. some vets will treat it until the fecal test comes back negative. other vets say it;s ok if there is a slight positive if there are no symptoms. each dog can have diffferent sympotoms or no symptoms, some dogs may have loud noises coming from the stomach or clear/white jelly like in their stool..
but if there was blood in the stool, this sounds like a serious symptom that has been left untreated. you should tell the person you got the puppy from.
we treated with 5 rounds of medicine from the vet. and also a natural product, that worked the best called kocci free from amber technologies. they also have another produts to use incombination if the kocci free alone doesnt work.
but the most important thing is to make sure the puppy keeps eating, becuase what the virus will do is just digest everything without taking the nutrition out of it and get rid of it. so sometimes puppies with giarradia are pooping a lot and in small pieces.
i think dogs can get it from tap water or bad dog food. also after treating and curing it's good to get a probiotic to restore the lining of the digestive system becuase the meds are hard on the system.
hope that helps!!
giarradia is a stubborne germ, cleaning, cleaning, cleaning all the time;)

Okay, yes please scan. I will tell you I am a little concerned about her size compared to her sister. This is not normal and I am some what worried about an autoimmune disease or LS. I don't mean to scare you but that is why I wanted the information on the breeder in Germany and who you bought her from. How long did your friend have her? A breeder for the most part will know at about 3/4 months if they will make breeding size (good guesstimate) but most breeders in Germany ship their dogs over 2 at a time. We have also not seen a lot of Biewers with LP problems so I am wondering if this is from jumping around or she was born with it.

I would give her the meds as the vet prescribed..While Gardia can be cured it is very important to understand she can die from it and it can be passed to humans.

Did your friend say while she did not have her on parvo or her shots? Did you tell her about the Gardia...her dog could also have it.

I'm still not understanding what you were asking when you asked if you could give her half.

You have both pills and liquid?

If I am understanding correctly ... they want her to cut the 50 mg pill in half and give her 25 mg per day. I would follow the vets instructions.

Sorry I type even more crazy than I talk. No I do not have any liquid. I have the 50 mg tabs that are cut in half. The vet said to give 1/2 once per day.

She had to have rabies if she was shipped to you? How did you get her? You need to get the vet records from your friend in Florida. I am guessing she does have more shots but you need to know what they are. If you do not have proof of rabies then in order to get her license you are going to have to give her another shot. Vaccinations in these Biewers is causing some problems and you do not want to have to give her more than needed. All shots need to be spaced out. Also does she have a tattoo on her or a micro-chip. It is the law in Germany one or the other.

When you say chicken tender do you mean with a chicken breast that is breaded? If yes, remove the breading as it can also cause her problems. I am glad to here she is eating.

In terms of her knee cap many of these little ones will act like nothing is wrong..it is down the road when the problems set in. A Grade 4 is serious and surgery is in your future for her.

Give her the 1/2 once a day that the vet has already cut up from the 50 mg.

Is your friend just starting her breeding program? Has she bred other dogs.

It will be a lot easier to give the pill if you desolve it in 1 to 2 cc of water
hope your baby gets better soon

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The puppy I am fostering tested negative last Sunday and by Friday she was pooping blood and mucous 6-8 times a day. The shelter retested her Friday and she showed positive for Giardia. She is eating and playing fine but is not gaining any weight. She weighs 3.6 lbs. She is on her 3rd day of Panacur and has only pooped 3 times today. I called my vet as I am afraid my girls are going to get it and she said she didn't want to put them on anything until they showed a sign of having it and then she would put them on Metrodrozinole. She prefers that to Panacur. I hope your little one starts eating and that both of ours can get over this.

you can give kcocci free as prevention for the other dogs. its made by amber technologies and it's all natural

Hershey (my mini dachshund) had Giardia and he was prescribed with metronidazole as well and it cleared it up. They also treated him for Coccidia as well at the same time just in case and they prescribed Albon for it. Everything cleared right up and he hasnt anymore problems with it. Your lil darling should be fine too!

I dont want to gross you out but just be sure you always wash your hands after cleaning up any potty and also if you have just been handling your furbaby alot before you eat or stick your hands in your mouth because we can get giardia...but as long as you use good hygiene you will be fine. I have good hygiene but I still kiss my furbabies alot and I didnt get it so you will fine...I just wanted to point that out...mainly in the event if you have young skin kids! ;)