Hi All! So, I’ve been searching a lot of the past posts regarding parasite treatment and the importance of supportive care but at this point my brain is just like mush and I need some input.
Our girl was diagnosed with a high level of coccidia (which makes me absolutely horrified because we do everything to prevent it). We noticed she seemed not herself and called her vet who ordered a fecal revealing pinworms and one coccidia. They ran a second fecal to get a sure check on coccidia and the results were high, warranting medication. I do not have the test results but will be calling tomorrow for them. I have a lot of faith in my vet but at the same time it has now been 7 days of SMZ/TMP and my girl just isn’t herself. She was eating really well until today and her energy level seems a lot lower.
I did get Benebac and started her on that Sunday, I’ve been able to get a hefty sprinkle of it into her Veggies but of course that’s not helping now that she’s not very food motivated. She doesn’t seem dehydrated but I wanted to get her to drink some water just for safe measure (we always spritz her greens with water). She wasn’t interested so i took some of our daughters honest apple juice organic no sugar added and heavily diluted it. It was enough for her to take two drops of it today.
Maybe I’m just being paranoid and worrying too much but I want to make sure I’m doing everything right. She will be done with the medication Saturday. In the interim what other things can we do to ensure hydration? She did have a few bites of some butternut squash this evening. Should i be making a slurry and adding Benebac to make sure she gets the appropriate dose? I also have reptashy grub pie, can that be utilized in some way should she continue to not be very interested in her food? She’s not losing weight which is good and she’s very alert, she had a clean bill of health prior to this- She’s about 1 year of age.
Also- we did a thorough, and i mean thorough, disinfecting with f10 the day we began the treatment and will do another very thorough Saturday. She did have one bowel movement Tuesday and her poop hardly stank at all. I was very happy with that so i think she’s headed in the right direction.
Our girl was diagnosed with a high level of coccidia (which makes me absolutely horrified because we do everything to prevent it). We noticed she seemed not herself and called her vet who ordered a fecal revealing pinworms and one coccidia. They ran a second fecal to get a sure check on coccidia and the results were high, warranting medication. I do not have the test results but will be calling tomorrow for them. I have a lot of faith in my vet but at the same time it has now been 7 days of SMZ/TMP and my girl just isn’t herself. She was eating really well until today and her energy level seems a lot lower.
I did get Benebac and started her on that Sunday, I’ve been able to get a hefty sprinkle of it into her Veggies but of course that’s not helping now that she’s not very food motivated. She doesn’t seem dehydrated but I wanted to get her to drink some water just for safe measure (we always spritz her greens with water). She wasn’t interested so i took some of our daughters honest apple juice organic no sugar added and heavily diluted it. It was enough for her to take two drops of it today.
Maybe I’m just being paranoid and worrying too much but I want to make sure I’m doing everything right. She will be done with the medication Saturday. In the interim what other things can we do to ensure hydration? She did have a few bites of some butternut squash this evening. Should i be making a slurry and adding Benebac to make sure she gets the appropriate dose? I also have reptashy grub pie, can that be utilized in some way should she continue to not be very interested in her food? She’s not losing weight which is good and she’s very alert, she had a clean bill of health prior to this- She’s about 1 year of age.
Also- we did a thorough, and i mean thorough, disinfecting with f10 the day we began the treatment and will do another very thorough Saturday. She did have one bowel movement Tuesday and her poop hardly stank at all. I was very happy with that so i think she’s headed in the right direction.
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