peachydays
<--My sweet girl Gregory
I'm so exhausted, I don't even know where to begin.
I began a full offensive against the giardia last Friday night (9/13), for both Max and Giggy. They both received their first dose of Panacur (they were prescribed .4 mL every 24 hours for 3 days). I removed all the wood from their cages (including shelves). It became obvious after a few minutes that it wasn't safe for them to be in the cages without shelves because they were climbing the 3 foot walls then jumping down. So I disinfected their carriers with bleach and had them there for the night. I decided to handfeed them over the course of treatment, so they wouldn't step in poo, then pick up pellets with their paws and reinfect themselves. so they stayed in their carriers at night, then in the mornings I moved them to their cages, and ran the carriers through the dishwasher on the antibacterial cycle. I changed clothes between handling them for feeding. I washed the clothes and their carrier liners on the longest wash cycle with hot water and bleach. I did this on repeat Friday night through yesterday morning. From start to finish, each morning and evening the process took about 2 hours. By Sunday morning, Max's poo was no longer smelly. Giggy was the same as he always had been (he had never shown any outward symptoms). I was hopeful. Yesterday morning I decided to leave their food bowls in their cage, since they had finished treatment. They both ate during the day, and also ate last night (still in their carriers).
Now, tonight, Max's poo is smelly again. Obviously the giardia is still there. Who knows if Giggy still has it since he never had symptoms. I called the vet, and someone is going to call me back.
Is there anything stronger than Panacur that can be prescribed? What else can I do? Did I do anything wrong in trying to so aggressively treat the giardia?
I feel so hopeless, I'm so tired, and I'm so worried. I'm trying to look at the bright side of things, which is that at least they don't have diarrhea.
I began a full offensive against the giardia last Friday night (9/13), for both Max and Giggy. They both received their first dose of Panacur (they were prescribed .4 mL every 24 hours for 3 days). I removed all the wood from their cages (including shelves). It became obvious after a few minutes that it wasn't safe for them to be in the cages without shelves because they were climbing the 3 foot walls then jumping down. So I disinfected their carriers with bleach and had them there for the night. I decided to handfeed them over the course of treatment, so they wouldn't step in poo, then pick up pellets with their paws and reinfect themselves. so they stayed in their carriers at night, then in the mornings I moved them to their cages, and ran the carriers through the dishwasher on the antibacterial cycle. I changed clothes between handling them for feeding. I washed the clothes and their carrier liners on the longest wash cycle with hot water and bleach. I did this on repeat Friday night through yesterday morning. From start to finish, each morning and evening the process took about 2 hours. By Sunday morning, Max's poo was no longer smelly. Giggy was the same as he always had been (he had never shown any outward symptoms). I was hopeful. Yesterday morning I decided to leave their food bowls in their cage, since they had finished treatment. They both ate during the day, and also ate last night (still in their carriers).
Now, tonight, Max's poo is smelly again. Obviously the giardia is still there. Who knows if Giggy still has it since he never had symptoms. I called the vet, and someone is going to call me back.
Is there anything stronger than Panacur that can be prescribed? What else can I do? Did I do anything wrong in trying to so aggressively treat the giardia?
I feel so hopeless, I'm so tired, and I'm so worried. I'm trying to look at the bright side of things, which is that at least they don't have diarrhea.
