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also, the panacur is the powder form.
i was initially concerned it wouldnt be enough as they only gave me 3 days worth - and everyone says you need 5-7, but the actually panacur packaging says to give for 3 days.
I had an 11 month old foster with raging giardia. He was going 10-12 times a day, waking me in the middle of the night with an urgent need to go out, etc. The poop was like oatmeal; no form at all.
My vet gave me three days worth of Panacur...and yes, it's in powder form. By the second day, there was a vast improvement. By day three, his stools were almost normal. Hang in there. he will get better. The main thing is not to let him re-infect himself.
Treatment of Giardia infections in dogs and cats:
Metronidazole (e.g., Flagyl) can be used in both dogs and cats (not in pregnant animals).
Albendazole (e.g., Valbazen) was recently found to be quite effective in dogs, and may be more efficacious than metronidazole in stopping the shedding of cysts. However, both metronidazole and albendazole have been associated with significant adverse reactions in dogs and cats:
Albendazole: leukopenia +/- anemia and thrombocytopenia; anorexia, lethargy; CNS signs; vomiting and diarrhea; salivation; elevated hepatic and pancreatic enzyme levels; abortion and teratogenicity
Metronidazole: vomiting; CNS signs
Fenbendazole (e.g., Panacur® or Drontal-Plus®) now appears to be the drug of choice. Used in dogs and cats at 50 mg/kg for 3 (-5) days, fenbendazole has been shown to be completely effective in eliminating experimental Giardia infections, and with only mild vomiting/diarrhea as potential side effects.
http://www.vetmed.wisc.edu/pbs/zoonoses/gik9fel/giardia.html
I've never heard of doing that with dogs, but it's possible. Personally, I wouldn't give a dog any dose of metronidazole without a really good reason.
If your dogs are going to be spending time in lakes and streams, a bigger concern is leptospirosis. You will want to talk to your vet about the lepto vaccines if you haven't already. :)
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