metronidazole dosage giardia

About a month ago, we were told by our vet that Penny, our 4 month old great dane puppy, had giardia in her stool sample. At the time she didn't seem to be showing any symptoms (no soft stool, etc), and our breeder had assured us upon her call that she had been dewormed with Panacur (fenbendazole) and that everything should be fine. Our vet gave us 2 weeks of what I believe was metronidazole. About a week ago Penny started having very soft stool.

I got Giardia (intestinal parasite) from river water and was prescribed first Cipro for "travelers diarrhea" and when that didn't work I was prescribed Metronidazole for Giardia. I took Cipro for 5 days then Metronidazole for 10. During the course of Metro I started having chest pain. I dismissed them because I was having muscle pains in virtually all my muscles off an on. I became more concerned after I began waking up with my chest vibrating like a cell phone!

If it were me I would simply forget the testing and worm with Panacur wormer (info below). Nothing else works for Giardia, and Metronidazole and Flagyl only stops it for a short time, then it returns. Plus dogs that have the potential for the MDR1 mutation gene (Collies, Shelties, Aussies, etc. with the merle gene should not be given Metronidazole or Flagyl).

We have eight Chihuahuas and a Pug. All nine have had stubborn issues with vomiting food for the past few months. Age range 1-3. Weight range 3.5-12 lbs. None are related. They have a fenced in yard (country), cages in the kitchen. They have no exposure to other dogs. Six months ago Lucy began vomiting her food several hours after eating. A few gags, up would come undigested food. Then George did the same. Lucy stopped but then the next day Gracie started, etc.

I know many people have IBS like symptoms after contracting Giardia. I know several people who have had Giardia but they had it many years ago and cannot remember exactly how recovery went. That does give me hope! I sure can't imagine forgetting any of this now.

2 days later i saw no results, just a straining kitty. After taking her to the second vet she was diagnosed with giardia and given a de wormer and placed on metronidazole and lactulose. I stopped giving the lactulose was stools became watery and brownish/yellow. I have finished the metronidazole but the diarrhea is still persisting. I don't know what to do anymore and I'm looking for some advice I feel terrible for this kitten and I don't want her to pass.

re increasingly finding parasites with resistance to metronidazole these days. I had a friend with Giardia who required three rounds of treatment before the symptoms went away for good. Research has shown that IBS symptoms can sometimes be improved with antibiotics. Personally, that just makes me suspect there's bad bugs involved, and it's not always just gut hyperactivity alone.

Can your doctor CONFIRM, that you have Giardia? There is a stool test for Giardia, did you have that test? I mean, you have to solve this, before thinking about other diagnoses. I hope you have spoken with a doctor about mebendazole (?). Do not ever try to cure yourself with antibiotics by your own.

7 lbs, yorkie poodle mix, and has been diagnosed with giardia about 3 weeks ago. They prescribed him a round of panacur, followed by a round of flagyl, both of which he completed. They also insisted on feeding him Hills I/D prescription diet (sensitive) Rice & Egg formula. None of this seems to be working. His stool is mushy and greasy looking (no chunks of mucus like it was originally), he has shown a huge increase in shedding, and seems to be very itchy and biting his paws on occasion.

I had to have a root canal redone as my previous dentist did not get the whole nerve and it became infected. The Dentist put me on amoxicillin 875mg twice a day, after 6 days I called him as it was having no effect. he then put me on clyndamycin 300mg twice a day, this is day two, it seemed better this morning and by this afternoon it isswelling slightly the tissue above my tooth is spongie again and I can tell it's filling with pus.

When I found out that I had trich, I bought Metronidazole and took 2grams (1 dosage) of it. Metronidazole made me feel really sick! Anyway, after a week I realized that I still had trich. Exactly the same symptoms were still there. So, I took Tinidazole.. a 2g dose. When will this take effect? I took tinidazole after I had dinner and went to sleep right away so that I won't feel the side effects of which I had when I took Metronidazole.

We took her to the vet and they diagnosed her with kennel cough and giardia. We gave her the medicine and tried giving her some pedialite because she still wouldn't eat. We took her back to the vet the next day because she was so dehydrated and skinny. they had her on an iv for four and a half days. she didn't eat the whole time but improved. the dr. told us to take her home and try to get her to eat because she wasn't vomiting anymore.

Agree with Margot. Inflammatory Bowel is going to be diagnosed via biopsy, but let me help with that. Anytime a dog has a stomach flare up, the biopsies always show inflammatory bowel. Not much help for an expensive procedure. I know because I've paid for 10 of them! Pancreatic problems can be diagnosed via bloodwork, TLI-PLI testing. Expensive, but possibly worthy if the vet is suspecting. Tylan is a REALLY good alternative to Metro.

it seems to be giardiasis, go an check for giardia antigen in your stool to confirm. if antigen is positive i think within few weeks it will be resolved, or you can treat it by taking metronidazole or tinidazol or nitazoxanide.

I have been tested negative for all the typical STDs and parasites (HIV, herpes, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, hepatitis, mycoplasma, giardia, HPV/warts, etc). All urinalysis and stools tests came back negative as well. I have seen a urologist and proctologist which have diagnosed me with proctitis and interstitial cystitis since they can't seem to find the cause of my symptoms.

In his first trip to the vet he tested positive for giardia and coccidia. We treated both with Flagyl and Albon, and after two weeks the diarrhea only seemed to be getting worse and there was blood in his stool. We took him back to the vet and again he tested positive for coccidia. The vet put him on Metro for 10 days, and a diet of overcooked white rice and grilled chicken. Once he was on the rice diet the diarrhea cleared up.

Has your vet tried any medications such as metronidazole (flagyl)? Another possibility is giardia which is very difficult to detect..this medication will treat it as well as a bacterial overgrowth that could be causing the symptoms. Does your dog get into the garbage or receive table scraps before you notice the signs? Your vet can do a fecal smear to see if there is an overgrowth of a particular bacteria like a clostridium or campylobacter.

I have Giardia from last year in November. I took Zentel but I didnt pass(I took it alone, my mother didnt, but also I can say we are very hygiencal and I dont drink from ther glass or either) So now 1 week ago I did the stool test agin and showed up again the same ”Rare cysts of Giardia lamblia” Sympthoms are - diarrhea sometimes -the first thing is i lose wight, so me being Bodybuilding is very very dissapointing..

Or continued antibiotic treatment, perhaps Metronidazole/Clindamycin? See what the vet says, but please do take her back, until a treatment is found that does the trick. I do hope she is better soon. Please post back to let us know what happens.

I there is no other symptoms just color change then it could be caused by certain foods, different formulas of cow milks,and post nasal drip.If there are more symptoms it could be food poisoning ,giardia, gastritis or different inflammatory bowel disease.

I am so sorry about your dog. I do not use the giardia vaccine in my practice. The giardia vaccine is not even meant to prevent the giardiasis but is administered as an adjunct to treatment of the disease. Giardia is ubiquitous in the environment, is found in normal animals, and usually does not cause any problems, because normal flora in the dog can hold the disease in check.

My question is what should the proper course of treatment be given the fact that the original course of treatment with Flagyl didn’t wipe out the giardia completely. At every step I have had to press for investigating giardia as a possible cause for my symptoms, so I am not sure if this is something that GIs commonly deal with.

In the US, I was treated witn Metronidazole 500 mg 2 x day for 7 days (I did not have any tests done), which supposedly is the drug for trichomoniasis, and that this drug did not do anytning to improve the condition; the symptoms are still present. The only difference in symptoms I am observing is sometimes clear discharge, more ofthen though, yellow, thick discharge, which is most observable in the morning, before the urination. Also, there is no odor of any kind.

Apx 22 years ago I was diagnosed with a giardia parasite and was not treated since i was 5 onths pregnant. Symptoms went away. But for the past few months I have been having moderate pain in my lower left side and assumed it was an ovaian cyst (had many) had an ultra sound and was told I did have one but it was very small, not enough to cause the pain I am having. My question is, could I have an intestinal infection or a problem with the untreated giardia from years past.

Did your Vet find the Giardia in a stool sample? Or did he just assume? I thought Giardia presented itself with bloody diarrhea. I also thought it was a parasite. My dog was given something to settle the stomach and 3 days of liquid parasitic. I don't remember an antibiotic. (Although it's possible). He acted perfectly normal, too. Ate, drank, did everything.......I think somethings wrong here....Could it be Parvo? You need to get another opinion, quickly.......Let us know....

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