coccidia

[leticia carvalho]

hi guys. my baby is with coccidia for the first time. shes almost 3 years old. plz, any advices? i already talked to a vet, she prescribed sulfa. but i already heard about it… that its not good, the coccidia dont dies with it, just ponazuril. ponazuril it’s so hard to find here in brazil. help me please, anyone already experienced this? which medication worked? she’s losing appetite a little bit and poop is stinky…

 

[Sadie]

hi guys. my baby is with coccidia for the first time. shes almost 3 years old. plz, any advices? i already talked to a vet, she prescribed sulfa. but i already heard about it… that its not good, the coccidia dont dies with it, just ponazuril. ponazuril it’s so hard to find here in brazil. help me please, anyone already experienced this? which medication worked? she’s losing appetite a little bit and poop is stinky…

We need Tracie to address this shes the vet tech on the forum-- please go over the UVB and the surface basking temps - these are crucial in order to get rid of the parasite and keep it away - do you have the fecal test results if so post them please
@Drache613

 

[leticia carvalho]

We need Tracie to address this shes the vet tech on the forum-- please go over the UVB and the surface basking temps - these are crucial in order to get rid of the parasite and keep it away - do you have the fecal test results if so post them please
@Drache613

it’s in portuguese:

 

[Sadie]

it’s in portuguese:
View attachment 35870

Oh dear can you put it in English

 

[leticia carvalho]

Oh dear can you put it in English

it says “oocysts of coccidia and hookworms”

 

[Sadie]

it says “oocysts of coccidia and hookworms”

Ok let's have Tracie help you- she's on late at night

 

[leticia carvalho]

Ok let's have Tracie help you- she's on late at night

okay! i’ll be waiting for her reply

 

[Sadie]

okay! i’ll be waiting for her reply

I have sent another message

 

[leticia carvalho]

I have sent another message

updates! she was medicated by the vet, he did metronidazole and pirantel. he recommended me to desinfect her enclosure everyday till the test gives us a negative result. he prescribed too a probiotic.

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

Sorry your dragon is having trouble.
Is your dragon having blood in his stool due to the hookworms? I noticed that the coccidia level
is higher than the hookworm level. Though in this case they both probably should be treated.
Specifically for coccidia, like you said Ponazuril is the best but Toltrazuril (generic) is just as
effective for coccidia. Can your vet get that one?
Panacur or Fenbendazole is effective against hookworms.
The Metronidazole wont really do anything against coccidia or hookworms though. The Pyrantel
Pamoate is effective against the hookworms.
That's great he gave a probiotic also for her. What is the probiotic called? I would give it to her
daily right now to help settle her system down.
Definitely keep her tank clean. You can use paper towels & cardboard if needed, for easy cleaning
& take out any wooden items right now until to keep the tank cleaner.
Does he eat any greens right now? If so you can also add some parsley, cilantro, mint & basil or
oregano to his greens as a natural parasite deterrent.


Tracie

 

[leticia carvalho]

Hello,

Sorry your dragon is having trouble.
Is your dragon having blood in his stool due to the hookworms? I noticed that the coccidia level
is higher than the hookworm level. Though in this case they both probably should be treated.
Specifically for coccidia, like you said Ponazuril is the best but Toltrazuril (generic) is just as
effective for coccidia. Can your vet get that one?
Panacur or Fenbendazole is effective against hookworms.
The Metronidazole wont really do anything against coccidia or hookworms though. The Pyrantel
Pamoate is effective against the hookworms.
That's great he gave a probiotic also for her. What is the probiotic called? I would give it to her
daily right now to help settle her system down.
Definitely keep her tank clean. You can use paper towels & cardboard if needed, for easy cleaning
& take out any wooden items right now until to keep the tank cleaner.
Does he eat any greens right now? If so you can also add some parsley, cilantro, mint & basil or
oregano to his greens as a natural parasite deterrent.


Tracie

hi!! thanks for the reply unfortunately i live in brazil and here we dont have ponazuril. is impossible even to order or manipulate it on a compouding pharmacy. she’s eating well, the probiotic that shes on is called “vetnil”. the only other option that we have here for coccidia is trimethopim. but im scared, cause i already hearded that it’s not good (side effects). so tell me what u think!
the vet said to gave her baths daily too, and clean her vent with mild soap.

 

[leticia carvalho]

Hello,

Sorry your dragon is having trouble.
Is your dragon having blood in his stool due to the hookworms? I noticed that the coccidia level
is higher than the hookworm level. Though in this case they both probably should be treated.
Specifically for coccidia, like you said Ponazuril is the best but Toltrazuril (generic) is just as
effective for coccidia. Can your vet get that one?
Panacur or Fenbendazole is effective against hookworms.
The Metronidazole wont really do anything against coccidia or hookworms though. The Pyrantel
Pamoate is effective against the hookworms.
That's great he gave a probiotic also for her. What is the probiotic called? I would give it to her
daily right now to help settle her system down.
Definitely keep her tank clean. You can use paper towels & cardboard if needed, for easy cleaning
& take out any wooden items right now until to keep the tank cleaner.
Does he eat any greens right now? If so you can also add some parsley, cilantro, mint & basil or
oregano to his greens as a natural parasite deterrent.


Tracie

im waiting for her to poop again, but she didnt have any blood in her stool. how can i use oregano to her?

 

[leticia carvalho]

Hello,

Sorry your dragon is having trouble.
Is your dragon having blood in his stool due to the hookworms? I noticed that the coccidia level
is higher than the hookworm level. Though in this case they both probably should be treated.
Specifically for coccidia, like you said Ponazuril is the best but Toltrazuril (generic) is just as
effective for coccidia. Can your vet get that one?
Panacur or Fenbendazole is effective against hookworms.
The Metronidazole wont really do anything against coccidia or hookworms though. The Pyrantel
Pamoate is effective against the hookworms.
That's great he gave a probiotic also for her. What is the probiotic called? I would give it to her
daily right now to help settle her system down.
Definitely keep her tank clean. You can use paper towels & cardboard if needed, for easy cleaning
& take out any wooden items right now until to keep the tank cleaner.
Does he eat any greens right now? If so you can also add some parsley, cilantro, mint & basil or
oregano to his greens as a natural parasite deterrent.


Tracie

update: i found toltrazuril ! it could works? there’s any problem to do toltra just a few days after we did metronidazol?

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

Wow, that is terrific. Yes, the Toltrazuril works very well. What percentage of paste or liquid is it, do you have
a picture of it? Usually the Toltrazuril is dosed at 20mg/kg & given in just 2 or 3 doses.
You can give once every 5 days, for 2 or 3 treatments.
How is your dragon doing today?

Tracie

 

[leticia carvalho]

Hello,

Wow, that is terrific. Yes, the Toltrazuril works very well. What percentage of paste or liquid is it, do you have
a picture of it? Usually the Toltrazuril is dosed at 20mg/kg & given in just 2 or 3 doses.
You can give once every 5 days, for 2 or 3 treatments.
How is your dragon doing today?

Tracie

hii! thanks for the reply if the metronidazol really doesnt work, we gonna use baycox. she’s fine! a little scared sometimes, but she’s eating well, and im waiting for her next poop to send it to lab. im doing baths everyday to keep her hydrate, and using a desinfectant with ammonia to clean her enclosure.

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

You are welcome! They usually hate taking the medications but you can't blame them.
I hope shes feeling better soon.
Be sure to rinse everything well when cleaning so there isn't any residue to offgas.
Keep her well hydrated & getting another fecal done is a good idea also to see if there is improvement.

Tracie

 

[leticia carvalho]

Hello,

You are welcome! They usually hate taking the medications but you can't blame them.
I hope shes feeling better soon.
Be sure to rinse everything well when cleaning so there isn't any residue to offgas.
Keep her well hydrated & getting another fecal done is a good idea also to see if there is improvement.

Tracie

hii! she’s very calm, doesnt care about taking meds at all ! okay okay, im rinsing everything very well! i will come back here in the next days for another update thank u

 

[leticia carvalho]

Hello,

You are welcome! They usually hate taking the medications but you can't blame them.
I hope shes feeling better soon.
Be sure to rinse everything well when cleaning so there isn't any residue to offgas.
Keep her well hydrated & getting another fecal done is a good idea also to see if there is improvement.

Tracie

hii! updates! she’s very well, she gained 20g! the vet did metronidazole for coccidia and apparently it worked! the new test said that she has ancylostoma (++) and oxiurus again she’s been in a battle with oxiurus. so now we gonna change the bases of the medication - she did the tratament for oxiurus with panacur before… - now we gonna use mebendazole! the vet prescribed for 3 days (0,3ml) is this correct and then (14 days after repeat it)? cause the other vet told me to give just 1 dose and repeat 14 days after too! she’s on probiotics still and eating very well!