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17 paź 2023 · The greatest chance for successful treatment and minimizing reinfection risk involves an integrated treatment approach, including efforts to decontaminate the pet and the pet’s environment, controlling cyst dissemination, and drug therapy.
In the United States there is no approved drug for treating Giardia in cats. However, infections in cats have been treated safely and with varying degrees of efficacy with febantel (which is metabolized to fenbendazole after oral administration), fenbendazole, and metronidazole.
1 sty 2013 · Due to potential appearance of bacterial and parasitic resistance, it is not recommended to treat asymptomatic Giardia-positive cats, especially with metronidazole and fenbendazole. The standard treatment of Giardia infection has generally been an imidazole, usually fenbendazole given at 50 mg/kg/day for 5-7 days (Barr et al., 1994; Keith et al ...
1 lis 2010 · • Treat animals with efficacious agents (3 - 5 day course of fenbendazole or Drontal Plus for dogs; a 7 day course of metronidazole for cats) prior to moving: move on the last day of Tx. • Remove all solid fecal material
12 wrz 2022 · CAPC recommendations for treatment of cats. Data on treatment of cats with Giardia are lacking. However, cats may be treated with either fenbendazole (50 mg/kg SID) for 5 days, metronidazole (25 mg/kg BID) for 5 days, or a combination of the two.
1 lis 2010 · Drontal Plus has been administered to cats empirically at a dosage of two small dog tablets per cat (about 50 mg/kg febantel) orally for 5 days with subsequent demonstration of decreased shedding of cysts (Scorza, Radecki, and Lappin).
20 paź 2021 · Treatment for Giardia in Cats. Medications for the eradication of Giardia are readily available and affordable. Metronidazole, an antibiotic, is most often prescribed. Additional medications may be prescribed depending upon the severity of the infection and the cat’s condition.
