Meghan-Sorry, I got the worm wrong. It’s the worm that comes through mother’s milk, roundworms. I was using pryantel pamoate for that, but fenbendazole gets that, too.
Giardia is confirmed on fecals after trying to treat it as coccydia with some success. The problem is original treatments seemed to work, so it didn’t seem to be a big problem until lately, and we could get a fecal. (Which is a huge pain in the ass as it has to be fresh–it’s probably worth it to buy the 15 snap tests for $160 to do at home to get it done, and one test at a vet is the same price.) I know it’s in the environment and is really hard to clean up, thus the problems with reinfestation. With confirmation, we’re trying to do a full force attack on everything at the same time to clean it out. Constantly cleaning litter boxes, washing everything, bleaching floors and cleaning, cleaning, cleaning.
Panacur is not a standard treatment vets would know because it’s not authorized in the U.S. Most of those using it are in shelter and kennel situations. All of the research I found on it officially was from the U.K. Most standard vets are dealing with individual households. Most vets don’t know about the MArquis for coccydia either unless they’re dealing with situations with many animals. Most vets don’t want to lose their licence, so recommending a treatment that is not approved in the U.S. can get them in trouble. Horse people tend to do things in a different way.
The ONE good thing about giardia is Safeguard is very palatable. Even my sweet cat who will turn into the devil and scratch your face off if you try to give her meds will eat the suspension on it’s own. The sulfa is super nasty and hard to give, and Marquis is really expensive.
