I agree, especially if you think it's possible pup came home with giardia, with Quinn testing negative. Did you have the worming schedule when Primrose came home? Might be worth a look as some worming schedules are better than others at preventing giardia in young puppies.
Yes, we have the worming schedule, and she was wormed starting at two weeks and was sent home with panacur to continue for 5 days. I emailed the breeder to let her know.
That’s strange that she’s got giardia then considering Panacur covers it!
I was thinking that - she had it twice in her worming schedule
Panacur is not specifically puppy wormer, it is a liquid where 0.5ml per kg is given
It is a strange schedule 5 days of panacur? Usually it is given to the dam starting at day 40 until 2 days post whelp.. then pups at 3 weeks, 5 weeks and 7 weeks for 3 days each time.
We give the mums drontal at the 6 week stage of pregnancy (unless they aren’t able to take drontal due to sickness). We then give mum & pups Panacur at 2 weeks and 5 weeks for 3 days, then the puppies get it the 5 days before they go home (so between 7&8 weeks).
That seems like quite a lot
It does...only panacur is effective against giardia, so it is possible the pups got it from the dam/other dogs unless she was treated during pregnancy, as well as other household dogs. The dams throw off encysted eggs deep in the muscle which are the activated by her pregnancy. This is how pups can get infected. It happens sometimes despite the best worming routines, not the breeders fault but definitely worth mentioning. Luckily it appears Primose is a robust wee thing and only mildly infectedThat seems like quite a lot
I'm very much enjoying the photos and stories even though I haven't commented until now.
If you lived close to me, I would be dropping her offI absolutely love her
Would you I'd be happy too if I could, you might not get her back though. You're doing a brilliant job with her she's great.If you lived close to me, I would be dropping her off
