No, I meant Pyrantel is for the regular deworming (roundworms & hookworms). Sorry, I wasn't very clear. Yes, Albon is for coccidia, that's what I was given also. 1.25 of 1 cc for 6 days. They charged me $15.00 for 7/10th of a cc of it, sheesh. Mitzi
. On Aug 5, 2013, at 11:02 PM, "leanneb65" <leanne...@gmail.com> wrote: > Pyrantal, is that what you used to treat the coccidia? They gave me Albon. I > have heard of this before and used it with dog last year but it was a > concoction my vet gave me. He is a different vet then the one we went to > today. > After the fecal test there was no mention of worms, only the coccidia. > > --- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, "SoleSurvivors@..." <SoleSurvivors@...> > wrote: > > > > > > When I took my Chi puppy in for her 1st vet visit a few wks ago she was 7 > > 1/2 wks and 1.3 lbs. oddly enough mine also had coccidia (which I suspected > > and that was the reason for the visit). The vet said she didn't have > > Pyrantel to worm her with-which I thought was very odd. I had it at home > > though so the vet said to give her 1/10th of 1 cc. It was such a tiny > > amount that I mixed it with water so she'd have enough to swallow. PetsMart > > and Petco have Pyrantel in small enough amounts that you could worm her > > with. There's different name brands but Pyrantel is the ingredient. > > . > > > > On Aug 5, 2013, at 4:55 PM, "leanneb65" <leannebkr@...> wrote: > > > Took Baylie to vet today. She weighs one pound exsctly and she is 8 weeks > > > old today. She got a semi good bill of health. They told me she is way to > > > small and light to treat for worms so to just watch her but we did do a > > > fecal test and she tested positive for Coccidia. Ugh. Dealt with this > > > with our last dog. They gave me the meds and she should be okay. Her eyes > > > and ears were great too. > > > I feel a little uneasy about the worms but we just need to keep watch > > > over her until she gets a little bigger. > > > Does this sound normal or has anyone experienced this before? > > > Just glad she is on the mend!!! > > > > > > > > > >
