twuquart
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Ok, so I finally got Yoshi to the vet for a fecal test and it came back with LOTS of coccidia....much like i expected. He did come from a pet store, so I'm not really that surprized, but i really don't know what to do now. I had to jump through a lot of hoops to even get the medicine transferred down to where i live, I haven't picked it up yet, but I dont know ANYTHING about how to give the medicine, or what to look for as far as side effects, that kind of thing. I also know that I need to be cleaning out his cage, which I will do tonight and using paper towels or newspaper...but other than that, i dont know. I just want this to be as short of a process as possible, for both of our sakes. He has such a voracious appetite now, Im afraid giving him meds will make him not eat. I also wondered if i should still be feeding him his usual phoenix worms, or waiting until he gets over this before I start to give those again. if anyone that is experienced in this can offer some advice (and possibly some reassuring words :?) it would go a long way to easing my stress about this situation. Thanks so much in advance!!
-Courtney
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ok i have been scouring this forum looking for ANYTHING i can do to make this easier for both me, and yoshi. I found that the best way to keep coccidia at bay (as well as any other bugs) is to maintain a hospital like tank. I could do that either by using a bleach solution, which kinda scares me really, or using a steamer. Well...after much searching on the internet, and finding numerous options, all out of my price range, i found a nice travel steamer on overstock.com for 24.99 and free S&H and pretty good reviews. i also ordered some acidophiliz+ to help his tummy. It has all been very expensive all added up, but i believe it will be worth not having to put him, or myself through all this again. plus, a good steam cleaning every week or so couldnt be bad for his cage or his health, and goodness knows i need something besides an iron to get wrinkles out of my clothes!! ok, if anyone can think of anything else i can do, just let me know!
-Courtney
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ok i have been scouring this forum looking for ANYTHING i can do to make this easier for both me, and yoshi. I found that the best way to keep coccidia at bay (as well as any other bugs) is to maintain a hospital like tank. I could do that either by using a bleach solution, which kinda scares me really, or using a steamer. Well...after much searching on the internet, and finding numerous options, all out of my price range, i found a nice travel steamer on overstock.com for 24.99 and free S&H and pretty good reviews. i also ordered some acidophiliz+ to help his tummy. It has all been very expensive all added up, but i believe it will be worth not having to put him, or myself through all this again. plus, a good steam cleaning every week or so couldnt be bad for his cage or his health, and goodness knows i need something besides an iron to get wrinkles out of my clothes!! ok, if anyone can think of anything else i can do, just let me know!