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Is Albon ok and safe?
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[QUOTE="SupportDragon, post: 2035319, member: 109496"] There are a lot of different opinions on enemas and laxatives and their use in exotics. My experience with them is limited, so I can’t comment on the efficacy or secondary issues that might arise. Diarrhea is a descriptor for a liquid bowel movement. Are his bowel movements completely liquid or loose? As long as the fluid is clear and the feces is fully formed, it’s just the beardie releasing excess water that it didn’t absorb. This only comes as a concern if the beardie is dehydrated. I don’t know the reason behind the steroids, but they generally aren’t recommended until after treating an infection because of their tendency to suppress the immune system. [B]In regards to the fecal analysis:[/B] with most exotics, clinics will opt to send the fecal samples to labs like Idexx for analysis. The techs in these labs are very good at finding little differences in eggs that let them identify species. Most fecal tests involve a technician looking under a microscope. With ova and parasite analyses (the most common fecal analyses), the stool is suspended in a solution that forces parasite eggs to float up and stick to a microscope cover while the fecal matter sinks to the bottom. Someone looks at these eggs under a microscope and identifies exactly what they are. A lab tech will be able to tell what type of coccidia egg they are looking at and count how many there are. With cystospora/isospora, the doctors I work with typically only need 5 days of Albon to clear the infection. To be honest, I’ve never seen a doctor prescribe more than 10 days of Albon in any species of animal (probably because of the adverse effects). So, I would be weary about 14 consecutive days of it. There’s also supplementary diets many doctors recommend like Oxbow Critical Care (I think another one is called EmerAid Intensive Care) which might be helpful if you see a dip in his appetite. Antimicrobials without food tend to be hard on the stomach. Is there a different exotic doctor (or just one with a special interest in reptiles) nearby you could seek a second opinion from? I know they can be expensive but some of these practices seem old-fashioned. [/QUOTE]
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