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Our new puppy started having terrible diarrhea a few days after bringing him home. A fecal exam confirmed Giardia and Coccidia. 4 weeks later, we have been through Albon, Metronidazole, Panacur and also have been adding Fortiflora to his breakfast.
He's been off the last antibiotic for almost 2 weeks now and his most recent fecal exam was negative for both. I'm still giving him the probiotic daily.
His stool still goes from kind of normal to a "pudding poop" consistency.
I know Giardia in particular can wreak havoc on a puppy's system, I've also read a fecal can show a false negative.... so I'm wondering if this is still effects of the parasite or if I should start looking at his food to blame?
We have him on Wellness Complete Small Breed Puppy, so I know he's getting a quality food.
Anyone gone through this and what was your experience? I hate to switch his food if it's just lingering symptoms of the Giardia (or worse, he still has it!)
Thanks for any insight!
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He's been off the last antibiotic for almost 2 weeks now and his most recent fecal exam was negative for both. I'm still giving him the probiotic daily.
His stool still goes from kind of normal to a "pudding poop" consistency.
I know Giardia in particular can wreak havoc on a puppy's system, I've also read a fecal can show a false negative.... so I'm wondering if this is still effects of the parasite or if I should start looking at his food to blame?
We have him on Wellness Complete Small Breed Puppy, so I know he's getting a quality food.
Anyone gone through this and what was your experience? I hate to switch his food if it's just lingering symptoms of the Giardia (or worse, he still has it!)
Thanks for any insight!
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