The medications used to
treat coccidia, such as trimethoprim or sulfadimethoxine, are notoriously hard on chameleons and often cause anorexia.
Not exact matches
There are so many different kinds of intestinal parasites, it is ideal to know which one he has, but it won't hurt to
treat him with an over-the-counter dewormer - most will cover at least hookworms, but not
coccidia.
As young as they are, they need to be checked for other things like
coccidia, etc - that is very easy to
treat but can kill them without treatment.
Manny also
treats his pups for
coccidia, which some of his pups experience around weaning time and he has no more diarrhea as a result.
If an animal tests positive for
coccidia and Marquis Paste is not available through the attending vet, the traditional treatment with Albon must be given immediately —
treating with a double dose of Albon for 5 days instead of a double dose on day one followed by a 9 day single dose.
Substituting cottage cheese for Winston's regular food for a day or two will give him a tasty
treat that is easy on the tummy, and it may actually help him get rid of
coccidia.
Lexy and Lacy a.k.a. Wiggins we got from a local owner who failed to tell us the mother had
coccidia a parasitic infectious disease which we
treated them both for.
We've also learned a great deal about medications used to
treat intestinal parasites and use both broad spectrum de-wormers, such as Panacur and Strongid, as well as those targeted for specific parasites, such as praziquantel (for tapeworms) or Albion (for
coccidia) when needed.
Because we choose to rescue those dogs that need us the most and thought to be «unadoptable,» many of our dogs are being
treated or have been
treated for pneumonia, kennel cough,
coccidia, giardia, and other serious conditions.
Other conditions that we
treat are
coccidia, tape worms, and other parasites, * heartworm and erhliccia positive dogs, parvo infected dogs, dental issues, blood disorders, surgical procedures, and knee surgeries.
Rarely, parasites such as
coccidia are seen and can be easily
treated, but they are not the primary problem.
In addition to routine deworming for round and hookworms with pyrantel (strongid T), Safari puppies are
treated with metronidazole (flagyl) to prevent giardia; and sulfadimethoxine (albon) to prevent
coccidia and ivermectin, which also prevents ear mites.
If
coccidia shows up in that stool check, the pet would have to be
treated again.