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Learn about Giardia duodenalis, a protozoan parasite that infects cats and can cause diarrhea. Find out how to diagnose, treat, and prevent Giardia infections in cats, and the potential zoonotic risk.
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.
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.
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 ...
Giardiasis can be an important cause of diarrhea in animals and humans. However, many cats are infected without developing clinical signs, or the diarrhea is treated as 'non-specific'. Giardia infections in cats are undoubtedly more common than recognized or diagnosed.
18 lut 2024 · What Is the Treatment for Giardia in Cats? Giardia can be treated at home. Your cat is not likely to be sick enough to require hospitalization, but diarrhea has many causes, and some of them...
Giardia infection in cats, or, more typically, dogs may be present without clinical signs and diagnosed only during routine fecal checks. However, it may also be associated with chronic diarrhea or steatorrhea, which can be continual or intermittent, particularly in puppies and kittens.
