- Jan 28, 2010
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It was a beautiful sunny afternoon in Chino Hills, California.
We were staying at a state park in our RV. It was located right next to a huge cow facility, so unfortunately the flies were horrible.
The RV spaces were huge, so we let our two bullies run a little bit. There were no other RVs around, it was a weekday, so we let them go crazy in the grass.
There was a really huge puddle where it never dried out from the sprinklers the night before. So the proceeded to jump in it and play, and got muddy from head to toe. We laughed at the site of them, even took several photos of them playing in the mud. It was so funny and adorable!
But, 3 days later one of our bullies paid the price. They got Giardia from the mud puddle. It was horrible. It is like extreme diaper rash, but it is on the inside. When they expell their stools, it litterally "shoots" out of their bums. It can shoot up to 3-4 feet away. Their bums get severe diaper rash. It burns them inside and out, and is very difficult to get rid of. We had to medicate both of them, because if one had it, the other could get it from them easily. We had to put diaper rash ointment on his poor little bum every few hours, and it was so swollen and purple. It was heartbreaking.
Usually Giardia is found in sitting water, and can even be found in your dogs water dish if it is not cleaned.
Do not let your dog drink out of puddles, fountains, or any water source that you are not sure of it's quality. Giardia is most commonly found in places where dogs frequently go, such as RV parks and Dog parks.
What we thought to be an innocent play in the mud ended up costing us at least $500 in vet bills. It took over a month to get rid of it completely, and our bully lost several pounds during this time.
I now know of a product called Safeguard, which can be purchased at A to Z vet supply. It is a dewormer and also gets rid of Giardia. I wish I would have known I could have ordered it and treated them myself. It is expensive, but going back to the vet weekly for exams and stool samples, fecals and more medication costed us 5x more than if I had gotten this product myself.
Has anyone else experienced Giardia? I would love to hear about your experience too.
We were staying at a state park in our RV. It was located right next to a huge cow facility, so unfortunately the flies were horrible.
The RV spaces were huge, so we let our two bullies run a little bit. There were no other RVs around, it was a weekday, so we let them go crazy in the grass.
There was a really huge puddle where it never dried out from the sprinklers the night before. So the proceeded to jump in it and play, and got muddy from head to toe. We laughed at the site of them, even took several photos of them playing in the mud. It was so funny and adorable!
But, 3 days later one of our bullies paid the price. They got Giardia from the mud puddle. It was horrible. It is like extreme diaper rash, but it is on the inside. When they expell their stools, it litterally "shoots" out of their bums. It can shoot up to 3-4 feet away. Their bums get severe diaper rash. It burns them inside and out, and is very difficult to get rid of. We had to medicate both of them, because if one had it, the other could get it from them easily. We had to put diaper rash ointment on his poor little bum every few hours, and it was so swollen and purple. It was heartbreaking.
Usually Giardia is found in sitting water, and can even be found in your dogs water dish if it is not cleaned.
Do not let your dog drink out of puddles, fountains, or any water source that you are not sure of it's quality. Giardia is most commonly found in places where dogs frequently go, such as RV parks and Dog parks.
What we thought to be an innocent play in the mud ended up costing us at least $500 in vet bills. It took over a month to get rid of it completely, and our bully lost several pounds during this time.
I now know of a product called Safeguard, which can be purchased at A to Z vet supply. It is a dewormer and also gets rid of Giardia. I wish I would have known I could have ordered it and treated them myself. It is expensive, but going back to the vet weekly for exams and stool samples, fecals and more medication costed us 5x more than if I had gotten this product myself.
Has anyone else experienced Giardia? I would love to hear about your experience too.
. And she got it from drinking from a dirty bucket of water that my daughter and her friend got from a nearby pond. It took her about 8 days to recover, but She had to have IV's for 2 days. I wasnt aware you could purchase Panacur otc. It seems to make sense to have some in my doggy first aid kit.
