Comments on: Giardia In Dogs

By: Frances

Frances — Thu, 31 Dec 2020 10:52:06 +0000

My black labrador tested positive for Giardia, then treated with Panacur granules, seemed to clear up but now i fear is sick with Giardia. A recent stool test came negative, but i don’t believe it because he is back with the same symptoms again, bouts of firm but runny stools mostly at night, sometimes 2 times at night (11:30 pm & 3:30 am) or just once at night. Daytime is normal stool movement. Question is Cocoanut Oil good to get rid of the parasite. I’m calling my vet to let her know what is happening with my dog. But in the mean time is cocoanut oil good to get rid of the parasite when all the meds are taken?

By: Louise Phillips

Louise Phillips — Sun, 22 Jul 2018 21:10:38 +0000

My lab puppy is 18 weeks now. She had a problem with poos from the day we brought her home. Vet confirmed giardia. She has been three four doses of panacor but is still positive i have been super clean etc but still she tests positive. What else can i do? I ve tried pumpkin and pectin etc but not that helpful. Any suggestions please please

By: Marie West

Marie West — Sat, 10 Mar 2018 16:07:13 +0000

When our puppy was 8 Weeks old she was diagnosed with Giarda. She was treated for 5 days with Panacur and retested in two weeks for the Giarda. That test came back positive and she was then treated with Panacur and flagyl for 10 days and retested 3 weeks later. That test came back positive as well. So this time we added pumpkin to our puppies diet plus probiotics and put her back on Panacur for 7 days. Finally at 4 months of age she was free of giardia. I would clean her toys, food bowls, crate and the floors with bleach every day. We would wash our hands every time we came in contact with the puppies stool or mouth. We bathed the puppy before and after each treatment and picked up her stool from the yard every time she went. It was a lot of work but she is fine now and at 8 months she weighs 74 pounds.

By: Maureen

Maureen — Wed, 03 May 2017 17:06:01 +0000

I have a Biewer yorkie and my daughter has her sister, we got them in Dec 2016 poppy poop was soft when I had her but in January she had diarrhoea she had a week antibiotics while we waited for poo results she had giardia had 10 days panacur when 3 days still had it then 3 weeks antibiotics and panacur together now waiting for poo test but today poo was now right again do not known what to do she is 6 months now and have had it since I had her and and her sister ellie

By: russ

russ — Sun, 02 Apr 2017 07:56:46 +0000

If left untreated you will pass this awful condition on, it is a moral responsibility to treat. our dog contracted this due to other peoples ignorance and has taught me a great deal about the condition, weight is the tell tale sign, but then rising much later in the morning, jelly coating the poo, general slower dog, need to go out suddenly, and frantic searching when out walking to find a decent poo spot. runny poo does not always happen, only when the condition becomes quite serious does diarrhea begin to set in. If you love your animal, and yourself you would not let them carry this to spread and feel bad. If anything, carrying this persistently will shorten your dogs life. There is little known about giardia lamblis which is why vets want to follow up and see whether treatment was a success, ours was one big treatment, then six more days of another treatment. it took him a log long time to put weight on again.
wash their toys as well as bedding and keep the edges and sides of feed bowls and water bowls cleaner than usual. wipe their bums for at least a week after treatment has ended as well as during.
but my biggest suggestion…do not worm your dog regularly unless you suspect or have tested them for worms. the drug used is making dogs that are unable to fight this disease with medicine, they are almost becoming immune like humans with anti biotics. over use is no good thing, better to have a twice or three times a year fecal test, non invasive and cheaper, and it makes sense to test regular anyway.as, even if you worm regular, there is no sure way to know you have wormed correctly.

By: deepbluepete

deepbluepete — Tue, 19 Jul 2016 10:54:30 +0000

We have a 12 week Labrador puppy “Patrick” who has giradia. He started medication yesterday which will run for 5 days. He continues to want to chew everything from twigs to gravel and shoes, does this put him at risk of re-infection?

By: Howard Steel

Howard Steel — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 19:21:18 +0000

We have a 3 month old Golden pup that was just diagnosed with giardia from a stool sample we provided. She has no symptoms what-so-ever but the vet has suggested treatment starting immediately. We start today.

By: Walt Kruse

Walt Kruse — Sat, 04 Oct 2014 15:30:40 +0000

Why treat our 4 mos old lab puppy for Giardia when it is so common in the environment and she will be with me outside in rivers etc. all the time anyway?