bayoupig5
Sub-Adult Member
Em just had his/her 1 month fecal check-up. Turns out Em has pin worms and 2 unidentified protozoa!!! Oh boy. The vet is confident meds will work to eradicate the protozoa, and is not overtly concerned with the pin worms. However, he is not really wanting to treat Em at this time as he/she is so little. Em is only 7 inches and 15 grams. The med the vet was going to use is Metronidazole (is an antibiotic which is commonly used to treat protozoan infections and anaerobic bacterial infections) has to be given in the smallest dose ever, something like .0001ml, and overdoses can cause seizures!!! At this point, Em is eating well and so far has been gaining weight. So there are no adverse symptoms of a parasite take over. The vet suggest waiting to see if the infection progresses, and ultimately hoping Em gets a little bigger to treat. Are there any suggestions or perhaps home remedies to treat unknown protozoa? What about Reptaid, is this product safe, and effective to use on a young dragon?