my new puppy has gardia!!!

[paulinanguyen2]

another question i have is, when do i start disinfecting? just right away? I have started the giardia treatment with lotus today..planning on taking snickers to the vet tomorrow to have his stool examined to make sure he hasnt gotten it from her.

[Patti]

The little foster pom I had with the giardia had been all over my carpeted house, bed, back yard and drank from the same water bowl. None of them caught it. I got her on medicine as soon as the shelter did the test and it was positive. But she still had been with me for a few days before that.I just used the bleach solution inside and out where ever she pooped. It is treatable so even if the worse were to happen you can treat your other baby. You can probably just take a stool sample in from Snickers to have it tested.

[paulinanguyen2]

Originally Posted by Patti

The little foster pom I had with the giardia had been all over my carpeted house, bed, back yard and drank from the same water bowl. None of them caught it. I got her on medicine as soon as the shelter did the test and it was positive. But she still had been with me for a few days before that.I just used the bleach solution inside and out where ever she pooped. It is treatable so even if the worse were to happen you can treat your other baby. You can probably just take a stool sample in from Snickers to have it tested.

Patti,

Did you use the bleach solution on the carpet?? is that what you did? i am hoping my situation will be the same as yours, i would just die if my other baby had it.. she has had a few accidents (poop) in the house away from her potty pads. she even had diarrhea.. thats when i took her in and they found positive in her stool sample

[paulinanguyen2]

i also realized.. i cant use "bleach" on my apartment carpet, it will change the color! and then bam..my apartment managers will charge me an arm and a leg for the carpet when i move out..what else can i use that will kill giardia?

[Ladymom]

Originally Posted by paulinanguyen2

okay how do i "disinfect" the area, she's been running around my bedroom and in her den..what can i do.please help... a steam cleaner wont do??

I sounds like quaternary ammonium compounds are the best for killing giardia in the environmental. This is used by many vets.

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Your dogs will have to be shampooed regularly to kill the cysts, too.

Giardia can be transmitted to humans so be very careful. Frequent handwashing is very important, especially after you have handled the dogs or cleaned up after them.

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Did you see the place your puppy came from?

[Ladymom]

You will have to keep her off the carpet and on hard washable surfaces only.

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[paulinanguyen2]

wow that thing is like 115 bucks... well i have some pine sol i was going to use on the carpet, i am hoping that will work... i am going to quarantine her in the bathroom..(she is going to whine) its not going to be pleasant. i am also going to steam clean my whole house..(thank god my apartment is small, it is going to be rather wet...until dry..i'm hoping that doesnt make the "cysts" worse. I am 75% sure right now that my other dog has gotten it..i took him out to go poop today..and it smelled kinda bad..and was a little bit "greasy" looking. (unless its because ive been mixing their food raw/kibble/canned) hopefully that is the case.. i guess i better take him the vet to be safe than sorry.

as for where the puppy came from, i got her from a breeder. but i am beginning to question how reputable this breeder is. I did see the place, it wasnt bad.. but it wasnt the greatest either

i am just going to put that behind me and go with my gut right now that she isnt. either way, i've got lotus now.. and its my responsibility to take care of her and my other dog... i feel so bad for her..and my baby snickers.. i feel terrible for putting him through this.

i am so stressed out.. this is worse than fleas..i feel like crying right now.

[paulinanguyen2]

will a steam cleaner be effective at all?!?! i'm about to do that tonight...