Yes you use 1/4 teas per gallon of water. And also Albon is used for coccidia. My vet recommended using the Corid.
Thanks Susan Cathy Gish Susan Cochran wrote: > Several years ago Cathy Gish (at least I think that was who it was) > mentioned that she used Amprol in the water for her puppies. She called it > Corid, but it is marketed as Amprol, the little bag of powder that poultry > people mix in the drinking water of chickens to control coccidiosis. It does > a better job than Albon in controlling coccidia as strains become resistant > to Albon and make it ineffective. Actually, I don't think that Albon is a > coccidiostat anyway. By that I mean that it doesn't kill the coccidia. I > don't remember the dosage that Cathy used, but do remember that she mixed it > in the drinking water of the puppies for a couple of weeks. I use it with my > chickens and it does a great job, but using it with dogs is "off label" and > at your own risk. > > Another thing to think about is that Fort Dodge was recently licensed to > sell GiardiaVac, a vaccine for giardia. And if you have dogs that have had a > case of coccidia (and maybe giardia too?) they can be carriers for it and > give it to every litter that they have if they are females. These protozoan > parasites can live in the soil for years so your yard gets contaminated and > there is nothing that you can do to get rid of it. Showing is a sure way to > bring these parasites back to your home. In fact, any large gathering of > dogs can mean exposure to every parasite carried by any one dog in the > group. > All the best, > Susan Cochran > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Leah S." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 2:17 PM > Subject: [CKCS-L] Giardia > > Hello All, I have a few questions about giardia and coccidiosis. I think I > have had a recuring problem with these over the past few years. Only in my > puppies. I had used Flagyl tot treat and this wored well if taking a couple > of courses of treament. Not all pups would be affected. I have since run out > of this and am now using albon in the water for coccidia and fendbendazole > 10% paste for giardia. I have dosed at 1 cc of paste per 5 pounds. Does this > seem right? > I have one pup who still seems to be affected. Soft pale stools, sometimes a > bit of watery liquid too. > They have been on the fendbendazole for 3 days this time... > The pups seem fine active regular appetite playfull etc... Just the poop > problem. > Any suggestions??? > > Leah Swatko > Ministik Reg. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > =================== > "Magic Commands": > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=T%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > to start it up gain click here: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=T%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 1999 by its original author. > > ========================================================= > "Magic Commands": > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > to start it up gain click here: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 1999 by its original author. -- http://www.FlyingColorsCavaliers.com ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 1999 by its original author.
