Sorry we haven't posted in while. Meena has been a little under the weather. We've been nursing her back to health, power cleaning our home and outside courtyard area with bleach, doing tons of laundry, etc.
She went to the Doctor this past weekend. He gave her a shot and prescribed metronidazole and bella phen. The Doctor told us to fast her for a day and a half.
Today she is doing great and back to her old self. She's eating a bland diet with yogurt. She's not thrilled about that part, but that is what the Vet told us to do.
Heidi is totally fine, knock on wood. She could be a carrier and not show symptoms. She has a Vet visit coming up, so hopefully the Vet can give us more info.
Of course I'm a nervous dog mom, and am trying to learn as much as I can about Giardia . Did she get it boarding when we were on vacation? Did I bring it home from work?
Here are some links, we found to be helpful...
* click on the links below to connect to the sites
Tiny Giardia can make Fido mighty sick
Giardia (Giardia canis)
Giardia in Dogs & Cats: More common than you think
Here are some other tips we've received that we're checking out...
- adding a drop of bleach to drinking water
- adding garlic to their homemade dog food (we usually do this, but didn't with the last batch)
- this immune strengthener at Only Natural Pet
- Love My Pet Diarrhea relief at ONP
- Kocci Free all natural herbal treatment remedy
- supplementing with Probiotics, Blackleaf and MSM
- Panacur dewormer, more info here
If you have any helpful advice, please do share. ..