All I could find after phoning several clinics was the pill form, no problem as I'm used to grinding pills for tiny gex. It seems most vets here have switched to Drontal (Drontel?) which has another dewormer in it and is not suitable for herps, at least not for Cestodes.
The little guy actually showed some signs of improvement, he shed and climbed the walls for the first time in a few weeks and tried to get away, although very awkwardly, when I gave supplements. The gecko is still very shaky, my best guess is it a nutritional problem related to reduced feeding and the tapeworm. I've seen something sort of similar in calcium deficient female Uroplatus, but it is usually corrected with elemental calcium and vitamin/mineral supplements. Neil > > From: "Neil A. Meister" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> It seems the vet has praziquantel, but it's >> in a pill with pyrantel for nematodes. >> He's worried we'd have to heavily overdose the >> pyrantel in order to administer enough praziquantel. > >See if he can order the injectable form. It would be easier to >accurately measure the dose, even if you administer it orally. >Instead of trying to grind up pills, you can just dilute the >injectable with water, most likely, if necessary to get a >small enough dose. > >########################################################################### > THE GLOBAL GECKO ASSOCIATION LISTSERV > WebSite: www.gekkota.com Archive: [EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > The GGA takes no responsibility for the contents of these postings. >########################################################################### -- Neil Meister Semaphor Design Company Inc. 6450 Young St. Suite 4, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3L 2A3 Phone: (902) 455-0133 Fax: (902) 455-0212 http://www.semaphor.ca
