Pyrantal, is that what you used to treat the coccidia? They gave me Albon. I have heard of this before and used it with dog last year but it was a concoction my vet gave me. He is a different vet then the one we went to today. After the fecal test there was no mention of worms, only the coccidia.
--- In [email protected], "SoleSurvivors@..." <SoleSurvivors@...> wrote: > > > When I took my Chi puppy in for her 1st vet visit a few wks ago she was 7 1/2 > wks and 1.3 lbs. oddly enough mine also had coccidia (which I suspected and > that was the reason for the visit). The vet said she didn't have Pyrantel to > worm her with-which I thought was very odd. I had it at home though so the > vet said to give her 1/10th of 1 cc. It was such a tiny amount that I mixed > it with water so she'd have enough to swallow. PetsMart and Petco have > Pyrantel in small enough amounts that you could worm her with. There's > different name brands but Pyrantel is the ingredient. > . > > On Aug 5, 2013, at 4:55 PM, "leanneb65" <leannebkr@...> wrote: > > Took Baylie to vet today. She weighs one pound exsctly and she is 8 weeks > > old today. She got a semi good bill of health. They told me she is way to > > small and light to treat for worms so to just watch her but we did do a > > fecal test and she tested positive for Coccidia. Ugh. Dealt with this with > > our last dog. They gave me the meds and she should be okay. Her eyes and > > ears were great too. > > I feel a little uneasy about the worms but we just need to keep watch over > > her until she gets a little bigger. > > Does this sound normal or has anyone experienced this before? > > Just glad she is on the mend!!! > > > > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
