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  1. P

    Yeast infection in guinea pigs **Pebbles & Helen advice please*

    ...the coccidiosis caught by rabbits as guinea pigs have their own similar organism called Eimeria caviae. Other protozoa to look for include Giardia - quite a likely possibility - Cryptosporidium and Trichomonas. Bacteria to look for include Salmonella spp, Yersinia pseudotuberculosis...
  2. claremw92

    diarrhea on a large scale

    ohhh.... i understand it now... sorry i skimmed that page musnt of taken it all in... well... i'll know in 48 hours... god... this is going to be a long 2 days... x
  3. Amanda1801

    Faline

    Are your pigs insured? I don't know how many pigs you have now but if you had 10 and they all got giardia, at £100 each for testing and treatment, that's £1000, do you have £1000 disposable income to hand for a vets bill?
  4. P

    "pro-soluble" and "panacur rabbit"

    ...also frequented by wildlife, dogs, cats, chickens etc then they could, on the off-chance, pick up other types of intestinal parasites such as giardia, eimeria - for which panacur may or may not be effective It should be stressed that this is a strong drug given to destroy certain types of...
  5. Amanda1801

    diarrhea on a large scale

    Giardia is commonly spread by the faecal-oral route - that being the faeces of an infected animal being ingested by another animal, so it *could* have come from your grass, but in reality it could have come from anywhere. You could have stepped in something and brought it in to your house...
  6. gizzy

    Dave not eating. Please help

    ...bug ! wasn't till l 5 weeks later that l requested a full spec poo analysis by the lab , did it revel that his tummy lining was full of Giardia a microscopic protozoan parasites (one celled organisms) apparently several different fecal samples may be needed for a positive...
  7. P

    urgent advice needed...coccidiosis in gp's

    I've not found metronidazole mentioned anywhere for cioci - don;t get me wrong - it's powerful antiibiotic but active against mainly Gram -ve (but also Giardia parasite) Personally I would look to also[/*] giving them trebrsissen (septrin) on top oF MNDZ. Talk to yourvet x
  8. H

    Help please? Losing weight and sebaceous cysts

    ...buy some treat sticks. I am a parasitologist so will take some stool samples to check for worms. I intend on treating with Panacur for giardia just in case. However, I have Panacur granules for dogs. It is exactly the same active ingredient as found in the solution. Can I give Emily this...
  9. P

    diarrhea on a large scale

    ...symptoms of diarrhoea so a faecal cuture and post mortem really is the best way forwards. Protozoal infections include Cryptosporidium, Giardia, Eimeria, Tritrichomonas and Balantidium but these are rare Sources of any infection are either from contact outside with wild...
  10. P

    'cucumber bug' ?

    ...crytpo as mentioned before...and others such as Campylobacter (again normally from contaminated water supplies in UK). Abroad there is also Giardia (parasite) Ameobic dysentery (parasite); Shigella (bacterial dysentery) and cholera (bacterial)...plus viruses As far as piggies are concerned...
  11. katiepops

    Bette has DIARRHEA

    ...with lots of timothy hay), and with no rapid improvement require a trip to the vet. Severe diarrhea can also be caused by E. coli and giardia. Your vet will do a fecal culture to identify the problem and prescribe appropriate medications. Read Seeking Advice On Diarrhea at Guinea Lynx Forums...
  12. gizzy

    Advice needed asap!

    ...would be more concerned about the bad smell you speak of , and I would most certainly take him to the vet tomorrow , may be worth asking him to do a poo float to check for parasites such as giardia and coccidia it is not an expensive test and you need to rule out parasitic infestation...
  13. P

    Cryptosporidium

    ...a few sheep). My piggies have never had crypto.....and they have had their poos tested for this and other protozoan parasites such as giardia and E cuniculi as well as worms.........and all came back negative. I'm sure both us and our piggies are regularly exposed to oocysts....but...
  14. Sue_P

    Can grass with traces of dog excrement and/or wee on make your guinea pigs ill?

    In the winter months I often get my daily grass for my rodents from several places, some places are unlikely to of been weed or pood on by dogs but the nearer areas are quite likely to of been weed and pood on at some stage. Obviously it’s best to get grass where I think it’s cleaner but if...
  15. C

    zoe update

    ...again then we need to see her but see you are coming in tonight. it is likely that I will start a rule in rule out phase top on my list is giardia as both cats had vomited hair balls are also a possibility with the skin disease present and the other alternative is that we undertake abdominal...
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