Accidentally gave second dose of panacur too soon...

[KristenT]

Oops! I was supposed to give the doses TWO weeks apart... but I don't know what I was thinking... I gave the second dose yesterday, just one week after the first one! Should there be anything I need to be watching out for? Obviously, it's not life threatening, as that was yesterday and I only realized it today, and he's not dead yet.
He is, however, more or less pooping out everything he eats very quickly, with very little of it digested. Like, whole waxworms.

Now what do I do, or DO I do anything? Should I be worried or concerned and looking out for something specific..???

Yikes, I am such a flat head sometimes...

 

[Gail]

He'll be fine. I'd call the vet and ask what to do about getting back on scheduled, he might want to do another dose in a week just to make sure.

 

[KristenT]

Thanks... just wanted to make sure he wasn't going to have some delay reaction and keel over on me! I suppose the poops he's having are because of the extra dose... it's just really cleaning his little system out before? That's what worries me the most... his poops are not solid, but they do have deffinate gree/brown parts, and white parts. At least, before he walks through it. Which he seems to make a pointed habit of as SOON as he goes. Other then its consistency, smell (worse then a normal poo), and the undigested food in it.

 

[AtlasStrike]

Panacur is extremely mild. You could give a dragon 3 times the recommended dose for their weight, and probably not see any problems. The vet might want to do a third dose in a few weeks, but you might just want to do a fecal in 3 weeks and see how it comes up. If it is clear, no harm, no foul. If not, another round of panacur will probably do the trick.

 

[draco1985]

My beardie has just had the last of her Panacur. I was instructed to give her the second dose a week after the first one. She had 0.3ml then a week later another 0.3ml. So you beardie should be fine

 

[KristenT]

Hmm... wonder if their size has anything to do with how soon you give the second dose, or maybe their level of parasites. I was instructed to give Taz .05ml. Who knows... just glad I didn't accidentally OD Taz!!!!

 

[KristenT]

I'm having problems with Taz's poo still. It's very mushy, not really solid at all, though it's got deffinate white and other parts like it should. What's stumping me, is the worms. I've been feeding him a few worms and dubia along with the crickets, because he really likes them and eats more, but he keeps pooping out partialy undigested worms. His basking temp is 102*F, and he does bask after he eats, so I don't think temps not being hot enough for digestion is the problem.
Considering the panacure though... could panacure cause him to not be digesting as well? Especially give that I gave him two doses so close to each other...