This is old news but...
It happened about six weeks ago. Sadie was fine at bed time, but in the morning she threw up her undigested supper from the night before. Then came the diarrhea. I was worried about a blockage. So I rushed her to the vet. While the doctor was feeling her tummy and telling me that she seemed ok, The tech came back in and said there was Coccidia (parasites) in her stool sample. The doctor was surprised and said that they usually build up a natural immunity when they're puppies.
She gave her a shot to settle her stomach and a series of pills to help her fight off the infestation. The shot didn't work. So I went back that afternoon and got some more pills that I had to cram down her poor little throat. (Much easier with the larger dogs I've had in the past.) They said I could try the pills, and see how she was in the morning, or bring her in right then, and they would start her on an IV. She wasn't getting dehidrated yet. So I decided she'd be more comfortable at home.
For a while, I couldn't even get her to lick an ice cube. Then things got better, and she was on a prescription canned diet for a week.
I Googled "Coccidiosis" and the first site on the list was a Beagle site. Is this common with Beagles?
I also found out that there are different species that infect different animals. So she probably didn't get it from my chickens.
(It's standard practice to start chicks on feed that is medicated against Coccidia.)
Maybe Sadie picked it up at daycare?
We only took her a few times and weren't really happy with it. So we quit taking her.
Anyone else have an experience with this nasty little bug?
It happened about six weeks ago. Sadie was fine at bed time, but in the morning she threw up her undigested supper from the night before. Then came the diarrhea. I was worried about a blockage. So I rushed her to the vet. While the doctor was feeling her tummy and telling me that she seemed ok, The tech came back in and said there was Coccidia (parasites) in her stool sample. The doctor was surprised and said that they usually build up a natural immunity when they're puppies.
She gave her a shot to settle her stomach and a series of pills to help her fight off the infestation. The shot didn't work. So I went back that afternoon and got some more pills that I had to cram down her poor little throat. (Much easier with the larger dogs I've had in the past.) They said I could try the pills, and see how she was in the morning, or bring her in right then, and they would start her on an IV. She wasn't getting dehidrated yet. So I decided she'd be more comfortable at home.
For a while, I couldn't even get her to lick an ice cube. Then things got better, and she was on a prescription canned diet for a week.
I Googled "Coccidiosis" and the first site on the list was a Beagle site. Is this common with Beagles?
I also found out that there are different species that infect different animals. So she probably didn't get it from my chickens.
(It's standard practice to start chicks on feed that is medicated against Coccidia.)
Maybe Sadie picked it up at daycare?
We only took her a few times and weren't really happy with it. So we quit taking her.
Anyone else have an experience with this nasty little bug?