My rescue bearded has been having a hard time recently so I went ahead and took her into the vet. A fecal exam and 400 bucks later (I jokingly call her Hawaii now because that was the cost for me to take a flight there) revealed that she is just absolutely riddled with all sorts of parasites. This is part of the email from the vet:
"Pancake has Amoeba, protozoan parasites, and Pinworms, some degree of immune suppression, and high calcium."
With this information I discontinued her calcium and she was put on Metronidazole. She was given 0.25 cc every three days for seven doses. Almost a month later I still saw no improvement so I brought in another fecal and sure enough she still has them. I feel horrible! Now she is back on the Metronidazole and they want me dosing her once a day for a week.
What else can I do to help her through this process? Is it okay to sanitize her tank with a diluted bleach solution, or is that too harsh? Any suggestions are so appreciated.
"Pancake has Amoeba, protozoan parasites, and Pinworms, some degree of immune suppression, and high calcium."
With this information I discontinued her calcium and she was put on Metronidazole. She was given 0.25 cc every three days for seven doses. Almost a month later I still saw no improvement so I brought in another fecal and sure enough she still has them. I feel horrible! Now she is back on the Metronidazole and they want me dosing her once a day for a week.
What else can I do to help her through this process? Is it okay to sanitize her tank with a diluted bleach solution, or is that too harsh? Any suggestions are so appreciated.
