choleoeimeria coccidia

[ashmashx]

Hi everyone! My new beardie bobbie has been battling coccidia ever since I got her in november, weve done various treatments of septrin and whilst its reduced its still present. The vet today said hes seen the above coccidia present and has now prescribed baycox along with zodon. Has anyone had this before and is it something to worry about? Ive also been steam cleaning like a mad woman!

 

[xp29]

Hi everyone! My new beardie bobbie has been battling coccidia ever since I got her in november, weve done various treatments of septrin and whilst its reduced its still present. The vet today said hes seen the above coccidia present and has now prescribed baycox along with zodon. Has anyone had this before and is it something to worry about? Ive also been steam cleaning like a mad woman!

Some Coccidia in their systems is normal. Keeping the poop up asap is critical to curing an outbreak. The way to finally beat it is by breaking it's life cycle. It has to be pooped out and reingested to multiply, so if you can keep your beardie from tracking the poop around, its immune system should help reduce the count.

 

[Claudiusx]

Like XP said, if you are super religious about cleaning the tank DAILY while treating for Coccidia, you will never eradicate it. The tank needs to have minimal items in it to make cleaning it easy (and I don't mean just wiping things up, I mean daily disinfecting).

Zodon is not a very commonly prescribed medication for Coccidia IME, did your vet explain why he's prescribing it?

The sulfa drugs are much more common for coccidia treatment, although they are very rough on the system.

-Brandon

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

I agree, usually Toltrazuril or Ponazuril are more commonly used for coccidia issues.
I always recommend using paper towels &
cardboard while they are on treatment to cut down on reinfection. It is easy to keep clean that way.
Any water dish should be removed also.
I would consider some type of probiotic to help out the tummy also if he starts to have trouble with his appetite.

Tracie