Giardia Round Two

• 12-19-2007 11:07 PM

  jenn52 Joined on 08-11-2007 Ventura County, CA Posts 520 Points 130

  Giardia Round Two Reply Contact Seven days of Flagyl didn't clear Rory's giardia up. Vet now gave her Panacur, 5 days on, 10 days off, 5 days on again. I read the other post and I am ordering some Bac-Pak Plus probiotics and I got some regular dog probiotics to give her until the others get here. We have her going potty in a confined space on the balcony where we can keep her on puppy pads, so it's easily disposable with no residue left. Is there anything else we should be doing to clear this up?

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• 12-20-2007 12:10 AM

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  janet_rose Joined on 09-10-2007 DFW area, Texas Posts 3,941 Points 330

  Re: Giardia Round Two Reply Contact The GreatDaneLady also recommends MSM. http://www.greatdanelady.com/articles/giardia_protozoa_diarrhea_vomiting_weight-loss..htm Third, I would use MSM, not just any brand but VitaFlex because it has been around the longest and this info on MSM and Giardia was in their research and patent information. MSM patent (#4,616,039) research information on MSM, states"the dosage for treating Giardia to be 500 mg - 3 times a day for two weeks, then continue with 1000 mg a day to help prevent Giardia re-infestation.  Once an animal/human has Giardia infestation, they may have a reoccurrence of it throughout out their life."  So keep that in mind.  According to the Vita-Flex label you can double this dose under stress. Contact: http://www.firstchoicenaturals.com/Index/showroom.php/All_Supplements-Pet_Supplements-Joint_Health/pid-6?gid=6 OR 800-937-1104.

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• 12-20-2007 10:22 AM

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  erica1989 Joined on 02-21-2007 Clearwater, Florida Posts 4,360 Points 410	Re: Giardia Round Two Reply Contact After her first round of meds, bleach off your balcony - 1:10 ratio. Do the same thing again after her second round.
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• 12-20-2007 10:30 AM

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  rwbeagles Joined on 09-10-2007 DFW, TX Posts 18,379 Points 2,300	Re: Giardia Round Two Reply Contact Panacur is the preferred treatment according to most folks I know. Strange they didn't do that first. I hope your puppy recovers very soon. "I'm not looking for absolution, forgiveness for the things I do.."-Walking In My Shoes, Depeche Mode My blog: ryngwrayth.blogspot.com/
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• 12-20-2007 11:19 AM

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  calliecritturs Joined on 09-10-2007 Central Florida Posts 10,857 Points 3,330	Re: Giardia Round Two Reply Contact giardia is nasty -- it can be tough to diagnose and tough to get rid of (because they don't really 'understand' it well, so none of the typical anti-parasiticals work extremely well.
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• 12-20-2007 11:29 AM

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  jenn52 Joined on 08-11-2007 Ventura County, CA Posts 520 Points 130

  Re: Giardia Round Two Reply Contact Can I spray bleach solution onto painted wood without ruining it?  I also can't rinse it off, we have no hose and it would all just run onto the people below us patio.  Previous to her having giardia we had a outdoor carpet which we have thrown out and she hasnt been on the wood since we took off the carpet except for the little area where we have her puppy pads for pottying.

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• 12-20-2007 11:54 AM

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  erica1989 Joined on 02-21-2007 Clearwater, Florida Posts 4,360 Points 410	Re: Giardia Round Two Reply Contact you should be safe - you can use a spray bottle and a rag. Probably just under her puppy pads would be good enough.
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• 12-22-2007 1:07 PM

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  terrierlover Joined on 09-10-2007 Posts 638 Points 0

  Re: Giardia Round Two Reply Contact jenn52: Seven days of Flagyl didn't clear Rory's giardia up. Vet now gave her Panacur, 5 days on, 10 days off, 5 days on again. I read the other post and I am ordering some Bac-Pak Plus probiotics and I got some regular dog probiotics to give her until the others get here. We have her going potty in a   Listen I went thru this and my vets never got it right Flagly's like Metrondizole and I go to a GREAT clinic..... Until I myself found the GreatDaneLady's site and how to rid your dogs of Giradia my dogs weren't getting rid of it till I followed her plan!!!!!!!!!!!!!  3 days... then 10 days after you divide that 3 dose in to 10 days and give it for 10 days. You will need to have your vet do  the figuring if you don't understand how to do it by weight.

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