I have not practiced in many years, and when I was a veterinarian, I was a large animal veterinarian. Panacur is a great de-wormer, but I don't think it is the drug of choice for giardia. I always used Flagyl.
It's expensive in a big dog. But if you have been having intermittent diarrhea in an ever positive dog, I think that would be the route that I would go.
Plus, giardia is a zoonosis --meaning you can get it too, not likely that's going to happen, but why even have it around?
Really, I don't think Panacur treats Giardia. Look on the internet. I think you need metrodidazole, Flagyl.
Perhaps I'm hopelessly out of it, THAT'S POSSIBLE!, but I think perhaps you need a different drug.
Panacur is fenbendazole, it's a great dewormer, fabulous and safe, and given over a few day period, it treats internal parasites really well. But I don't think it works on giardia.
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It's controversial, Betty. You're not out of it.
There is really not 100% agreement on treatment.
Flagyl causes liver problems to some individuals and tastes bad.
But also, it does recur, with both, in some animals.
Maybe the cysts are removed from the feces but not the intestine. If it's still present in the intestine, then stress (physical or other) can trigger a recurrence.
I'm going from memory, but I know I was convinced when I read up on it that yes, it does recur in some individuals (canine and human).
It does reoccur and can be a pain. My GSD pup has had it 3x in 12 months. The first time was coming home from the breeder. The second time was after a big dog show. The third time was after he was drinking from a bucket at my relatives house that had standing water in it from last fall, snow melt, etc. just a few weeks ago. I couldn't believe it. I only turned my back for a second and then I heard the gulping sounds of him drinking.
The Panacur is expensive for a larger dog, but it's an easier treatment since you can sprinkle it on their food just once per day.
The Metronidazole (Flagyl) comes in pills that you need to give twice per day. Some vets recommend 7 days, some 14 for troublesome cases that don't seem to go away easily.
One of the keys to keeping him Giardia free is picking the poop since he can get reinfected from it.
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