Giardia In Dogs
Giardia is a tiny parasite which is found on surfaces of water, soil, or food that has been contamined with feces from infected animals. Giardia causes a disease called giardiasis, in that your pooch has symptoms like diarrhea, gas, abdominal discomfort, nausea, and vomiting.
How Does Your Dog Infected With Giardia? Drinking water from a pond, lake other contaminated surface. Rolling and playing in contaminated soil. Contacted with infected poop from another dog or cat. Licking its body on infected surface.
Only licensed vet can do treatment of giardia infection. Follow your vet’s recommendations and take your pet to all follow-up appointments. There is no approved over-the-counter therapy for Giardia infection. Giardia can be passed in faeces on an occasional basis, and an animal may appear healthy or disease-free before it stops passing Giardia. Poop tests may need to be repeated. How Do I Treat My Pet for Giardia Infection?
How Long Does Giardia Survive in the Environment? Giardia may live for lengthy periods of time in cold water. Giardia can survive in cold soil for considerably longer. Giardia can live for months in a wet, cool environment.
Protection Clean your house and backyard. Wear hand gloves and other essentials while cleaning. Bathe your pets with pet shampoo and follow medical treatment. Limit your dog's access to waterbodies, muddy areas, and outdooring. Clean all the equipment used by your pets and environment too.
Parasites may not be come from bites by fleas and ticks. Some very minor parasites are present in surrounding bodies and are waiting for transformation into other animal or human bodies. Giardia cause big threat of disease if it is ignored. So, awareness and protection are the best ways to stay safe.
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