Giardia problems please Help. - Page 2

Very simple cure. seven days twice a day 500mg Flagyl for adults half the dose for puppies. Disinfect with Savlon or Dettol and clorine at all stool sites. for two months. you also get a homeopathic remedy called Gaurdia use 200ch for a week three weeks after the anti-biotic treatment of flagyl. repeat every three weeks for two months. Keep spraying the stool sites after each stool and get into the routine of cleaning as often as possible. Using this regime you should be a ble to sort your problem out no luck needed just good hygine and the correct treatment

Ivorysoul, I presume that you are very sure that the puppy was the carrier when you bought him. You are very possibly correct. Due to the number of dogs in your household, may I suggest crating them separately until this problem is under control? Their water pans and food pans cannot be shared between any of them and must be sterilized on a regular basis. The full treatment for this will require several weeks of attention. Hodie and Louise have already furnished some very good information. I attached a link to a very good site that provides more information. http://www.priory.com/vet/giardia.htm My dogs are luckier than I am. To my knowledge, none have ever had it, although I know that any one of them could carry it without sympthoms. Me-I have twice had this malady during the past twenty (20) years, and both times it occurred after swimming in the Gulf of Mexico. A human has to be very careful as well. Bob-O

Although it's cheaper than fenbendazole, I don't use Flagyl (metronidazole) as it has potential carcinogenic properties (was removed from the market for this reason for several years). I had to take Flagyl for a month myself for Helicobacter Pylorii (the bacterium implicated in causing gastric ulcers in human beings). It is nasty stuff and leaves a lingering metallic taste in the mouth.

I stand by flagyl as an excellent gut antibiotic. We had one outbreak of Giardia here. Flagyl and strict attention to cleanliness cleared it up within 7-10 days. I was not aware it was ever removed from the market. Carcinogenisis was observed in male rats being given extremely high doses (6 times the human dose)on a daily basis. any drug can be nasty stuff if not given correctly or given without just cause. regarding the metallic taste........I put the pill in their food and it is gobbled up just fine. It was recommended to me not to use Safeguard (Panacur) for protozoal infections as it is NOT ALWAYS effective. However, use whatever works for you. I totally agree with Draken....no luck needed just hard work at keeping everything sanitary, before, during and after the drug regimen recommended by YOUR VET is administered. I also understand that outbreaks of Giardia in humans is more prevalent in hot summer months. Don't know if this is gospel....but my question is if it is winter 8 out of 12 months, are you sure it was Giardia? Did they use an antigen assay to diagnose or a trichrome stain?

I contracted Giardia several years ago whilst holidaying in africa it took several months before it was correctly diagnosed I was given metronidazole I was later found to be allergic and given a sister drug furazolidone. I took slightly longer however it did shift it. The only problem is the gardia may have caused permanent damage to the lining of the intestine and you may have further IBS problems later on. I definatly suggest getting you 4 year old away from the infection. Clean everything in bleach and regually scrub your hands to stop risk of any further infection. Its a lot of hard work but in the long run it is worth it!!

Hi everyone Thank You for your postings on this. This has been extreamly difficult for my family. Someone asked where I lived. I live in Montana where it gets up to thirty below in the winter time. My dogs are living in their crates in the house because I have no kennels. I had made a large section of my yard the dog area and now it is contaminated. Before that the infected dog ran around the front yard. I never immagined someone selling a sick dogs to a family with Children and other dogs. We wash our hands so much mine a chaped. The dogs go out to go potty and then back in their pen. (What a life for them!) a 3x4 cage. I just lucky they were not in the small back yard. Where my son playes alot. I think he is going to grow up paranoid with poo and invisable bugs. Sad! I have family come visit the only real family I have and they can not come now. They are afraid of getting it. My mom is scared her dog will get it. I am imbarassed to tell anyone in fear they will not want to come over. It has been scary. I have spent hour on the net trying to help my situation. With not much luck. I have become depressed. We can not go camping in our trailer. It is just not ok! This is a glimps in to my life. I can't Thank You all enough for your help. ivorysoul in Montana

Not sure if I said this but my dogs don't seem to get well. They are better for a while and then sick again.I have found another vet and I am praying she will figure this out. She said she will call the vet in colorado and talk to him.He is a vet one of you sujestied we talk to. Thank You ivorysoul

I have been reading your posts on Giardia, one of you talked about a homeopathic remedy called Guardia. How do I find that. For the women who bought a puppy with Giardia, are you sure that she didn't pick it up after you got her. It may be that the combination of new home and a young immune system caused the infection. Giardia cysts are quite common, but normally only immune depressed animals are affected. I say this because often someone will buy a puppy and several weeks later the puppy get sick and the breeder is blamed. I know that there are unsrupulouse breeders out there that would knowingly sell a sick puppy but for the most part I would think if a breeder knew her puppy had Giardia they would either disclose it or not sell the puppy until it was cleared up, and still it needs to be disclosed so that the new owner can know what to look for and protect her other dogs. My puppies got giardia during the time I was advertising them. I had already sold the girl allthough she hadn't been picked up. I let her know about the Giardia and advised her to talk to her vet. Her vet advised against buying the puppy- ever. So even though she wouldn't have left untill she was clear the woman just didn't want the risk. So she got her deposit back. Most of my inquireries come over e-mail so I always let them know right away. Often I don't hear from them again. My last litter I sold the first weekend. So I have been a bit discouraged. But I tell you, I have grown so attached to them that it is hard to let them go. I sold the female today but she won't be leaving for a few days. My sister decided to buy her, it was funny I was almost trying to talk her out of it. I had kinda thought I may have to keep them. There's only 2. Any way this whole Giardia thing has been a night mare. My yard is contaminated also. So I walk every dog 4-6 times a day. I have excersise pens set up on concrete so that I can keep it sanitary. This has not been easy since I have 3 adults and 2 puppies. I have placed two of the adults in new homes after they are well and so I will have my dog and possible a puppy if he doesn't sell. He is absolutly gorgeous so I may show him. I have wanted to do that for some time. I should have shown his mother but I didn't have the confidance at the time. I am very paranoid about germs now and quite concerned that they will get sick in there new homes, so I thought I should try some homopathic care to strengthen thier immunity and possibly give garlic as a natuaral antibiotic. The adults cleared up after 2 rounds of flagyl and on the second round gave panacure. So far so good, but I won't feel good until some time has gone by with no problems. The puppies have been harder. They tend to investigate ther feces a little more than the adults. I try to shoo them off of it and get it picked up quick. To day is their last day of treatment and then they will wait 5 days and get another 5 days of panacur. April