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Learn about Giardia duodenalis, a protozoan parasite that causes diarrhea in cats and can be transmitted via fecal–oral route. Find out how to diagnose, treat, and prevent Giardia infections in cats using microscopy, antigen tests, and patient-side tests.
1 sty 2013 · Fenbendazole or metronidazole are regarded as the treatments of choice. Due to potential appearance of bacterial and parasitic resistance, it is not recommended to treat asymptomatic Giardia-positive cats.
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.
Treatment: Fenbendazole or metronidazole are regarded as the treatments of choice. Secondary gut changes may be slow to resolve and so diarrhoea may continue for some time after infection has been eliminated.
27 cze 2013 · The standard treatment of Giardia infection has generally been an imidazole, usually fenbendazole, given at 50 mg/kg for 5–7 days [EBM grade II]. 12,13 However, metronidazole is an alternative, and the original recommendation was to use it at a dosage of 50 mg/kg for 5 days. This dosage carries an increased risk of side effects – central ...
Many clinicians currently utilize fenbendazole once daily for 5 days as initial therapy. Some clinicians currently recommend the combination of metronidazole and fenbendazole. Others only resort to combination therapy if there is evidence of a persistent infection not cleared by monotherapy.
The primary goal of any treatment is to resolve the clinical signs, specifically to stop diarrhea.7 The antimicrobial sensitivity of Giardia is similar to that of bacteria, and there is no way to predict which medication will work for a specific infection.7 Because Giardia protozoa do not grow in culture, sensitivity
