I'm a pet sitter. I had a customer adopt a dog shortly after their senior dog passed away. They already had a dog and a cat. They found out the pup had Giardia, then a week later proceeded to take a two and a half week vacation. Then didn't bother to tell me she was sick until after they had left, leaving me to deal with the problem and only wanting to pay me for a once a day visit. What a nightmare. They did not stress the severity of the situation at all. Some people should not be pet owners.

@VetMedCorner

20 күн бұрын

I am so sorry that those people did this to you... It's absolutely unacceptable 😔

antigen test is not recommended right after the end of the treatment to see if the treatment was successful or not. Many people do it after they end the treatment only for it to read false positive because antigens may still be present in the body even though giardia is not there anymore - they then put an animal through another round of treatment again unnecessarily. After the treatment it is best to do microscopic test but test many different samples taken from different days. Also, azithromycin is now commonly used to treat gardia in many european countries as it is quicker, more effective and easier on the animal. We moved past fenbendazole and metronidazol some time ago.

I paid almost $4000 for my puppy, was supposed to pick him up on Saturday. They told me to NOT go online, it would scare me. They played down Giardia. I wasn’t expecting to have to wash and bleach my house daily and all these extra precautions on day one.

@Summbeach

Ай бұрын

Was it a French bulldog? This is my 3rd with it

I have two cats with giardia. I have bought a steam cleaner because I have read that heat kills cysts and I plan to use a product with quaternary ammonium on the surfaces although I am a little afraid because if you do not rinse it perfectly it can be dangerous for the cats. In treatment I will have them locked in a room while I clean the rest of the house little by little and watch when they go to the litter box to collect the feces immediately. What I am not very clear about is how or what to use to clean the cats' perianal area afterwards of each bowel movement. They are indoor cats and I have never bathed them on the advice of my veterinarian. Thank you

Use Clorox or ammonia for cleaning pls?

@VetMedCorner

17 күн бұрын

Both can kill giardia cysts, so it will depend on what you have access to and what you are cleaning. You can ask your local veterinarian for more specific advice for your specific situation!

Giardia was terrible, culminating in a week-long hospital stay, and I hope to never deal with this ever again 😢

@judithb4202

11 ай бұрын

Also thank you for this thorough video

@VetMedCorner

11 ай бұрын

Oof - that's awful to have to go through! I hope you never have to deal with it again too 🤞

@stevenharris6626

21 күн бұрын

Hospital stay for you or the dog???

@judithb4202

20 күн бұрын

@@stevenharris6626 the dog

Thanks for the video! I got a rescue dog 2 weeks ago who has giardia...i was only told to wipe and clean up after each bowel movement, and wasn't told about having to clean her bowls, toys, and bedding 😔 so after her 1st vet visit, she's starting her second round of Panacur. This info is very helpful and now I'll do a better job of cleaning daily. I bought dog grooming wipes to wipe her after each bowel movement, but should i be wiping my dog using a mild bleach solution or is there something that is safe to wipe on dogs that would kill any cysts on her body?

@VetMedCorner

3 ай бұрын

That's a great question! I wouldn't wipe with bleach. I would aim to get all visible stool off after every bowel movement and acknowledge that it's not going to be a perfect clean every time. Then, perhaps consider a full and thorough bathing on the day that the course of treatment ends with the hope of removing anything that might be lingering on that day. I hope this course of treatment is successful for your dog - giardia isn't any fun at all!!!

hi tx U so much for this video. Quick question - cleaning for Giardia, is Ammonia not toxic to dogs ? Is there a dog safe cleaner ?

@VetMedCorner

5 ай бұрын

Don't feed the cleaner to your dog, and after the cleaner has been used (keeping in mind the proper contact time etc) then you can remove the cleaner with water. Thanks for the question!

I’m not sure if you’ve mentioned this, but is BPA in canned foods anything to be concerned about? There’s so much conflicting information about it, and it seems even different countries’ regulatory agencies don’t agree on what the safe limits for it are. I’ve noticed a lot of brands have removed the BPA lining in cat wet foods, but most dog canned foods still have it. I don’t worry about myself consuming some BPA now and then, but for a dog I think about it more considering they’ll be eating that food every single day. Thoughts?

@VetMedCorner

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for such a wonderful question and for thinking about this! I will add it to my list of future video topics.

I have a feral rescue cat with giardia, so cleaning her is not an option, she will kill me first, what's the purpose of her treatment if she will get infected again once she licks her bottom

@VetMedCorner

3 күн бұрын

You'll just need to do the best you can with everything else!

Hi there my mom dog currently is hospitalized for about 3 days… She went into sepsis and died twice n had cpr done twice… her blood sugar was crazy low n was put on dextrose IV 7.5mg for awhile… She recently was removed from dextrose and her sugar are normal and shes alert now stuff but now the issues she keep having green/yellow/brown diarrhea with some blood at times….. initially she was just bloody bloody stools, it has improved but still having diarrhea…. She’s currently on multiple medications including Metronidazole probiotics pain meds n Famotidine How much longer u think she be hospitalized or can she go home with meds only??

@pamiwamy3047

4 ай бұрын

Also they never told me what kind of infection she has or had….. but listening to ur video i think she giardia 😢

@VetMedCorner

4 ай бұрын

You will need to ask them what suspected diagnoses they have for your dog. Your dog will need to be able to keep themselves hydrated and be eating enough to sustain themselves before you would be able to safely take them home. It sounds like your dog is incredibly seriously sick, and I hope she keeps improving ❤️‍🩹

@pamiwamy3047

4 ай бұрын

@@VetMedCorner they finally told me the diagnosis She has HGE, hypothermia, hematochezia, Vomiting and diarrhea

@pamiwamy3047

4 ай бұрын

@@VetMedCorner we took her home last night!! Shes doing okay shes eating and drinking water. She has diarrhea with mild mix blood but its definitely better before it used to full on blood 🩸 or watery diarrhea like every second every minutes all the time… Now shes able to go 4-6 hours with no diarrhea

@VetMedCorner

4 ай бұрын

I hope she keeps improving smoothly and quickly 🤞

Quick question how do you feel about vaccines or shots for dogs i hear their not good for them it only causes health problems whats your opinion on giving dogs their shots which woukd you give and which would you not!? Thanks now✌

@VetMedCorner

4 ай бұрын

Vaccines are incredibly important, and I already have a video on the topic. There's also a bunch of additional information linked in the description if you are interested in additional reading kzread.info/dash/bejne/lKuL2Y-SY7O-e7Q.htmlsi=RoTZrwuoymG9Vzbi Thanks for the question 😊

@kilroywasherebutnowhesgone9532

4 ай бұрын

@@VetMedCorner oh sounds good thanks for your time I appreciate you🍻✌️

My rooomate allows his cats to sleep in his bed and there is cat litter all over the bed...could one get giardia that way?

@VetMedCorner

3 ай бұрын

Is his cat currently being treated for giardia?

@C4RYB34R

3 ай бұрын

no. @@VetMedCorner