Re: Coccidia Questions.....Help!

Posted by Niki on February 01, 2001 at 19:51:37:

In Reply to: Coccidia Questions.....Help! posted by Doug on February 01, 2001 at 10:36:26:

Hi, basically Coccidia is a parasite (protozoan)
that has a direct life cycle, meaning it builds up
quickly in captivity, due to stress, poor hygiene
etc...of the host animal. Yes it should be treated.

They get it through exposure to fecally-contaminated
water/food or environment.

A vet can test for this with a FRESH (within 30 minutes)
sample doing a direct fecal smear or fecal float.

Treatment is orally administered sulfadimethoxine
(Albon) at a dosage of 50 mg/kg daily for three
days, stopping three days, then repeating the dosage
for three more days. Strick hygiene measures
will be required to prevent re-infection.
That means, changing the cage substrate very
frequently, better yet switching to a simply
replaced substrate such as newspaper for this time,
and keeping your hands clean, wear rubber gloves.
niki

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: Hi, basically Coccidia is a parasite (protozoan) : that has a direct life cycle, meaning it builds up : quickly in captivity, due to stress, poor hygiene : etc...of the host animal. Yes it should be treated. : They get it through exposure to fecally-contaminated : water/food or environment. : A vet can test for this with a FRESH (within 30 minutes) : sample doing a direct fecal smear or fecal float. : Treatment is orally administered sulfadimethoxine : (Albon) at a dosage of 50 mg/kg daily for three : days, stopping three days, then repeating the dosage : for three more days. Strick hygiene measures : will be required to prevent re-infection. : That means, changing the cage substrate very : frequently, better yet switching to a simply : replaced substrate such as newspaper for this time, : and keeping your hands clean, wear rubber gloves. : niki

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