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LeosAnonymous
at Sun Sep 28 02:07:14 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by LeosAnonymous ]
I'm would definitely call your vet and see what she has to say when you bring up the treatment I discussed in my last post. It sounds like she may have perscribed you Albon (the one you couldn't read). For the hookworms there is nothing else better than panacur. It's super safe and effective.
Is she a qualified reptile vet? I'm in no way bad mouthing vets, but many of them that are treating reptiles really shouldn't be and simply come up with their diagnosis and treatments by referring to some old outdated book. I'm fortunate enough to have a great reptile vet, but I have run into many along the years that had no clue what they were talking about when it comes to reptiles.
16 grams is a pretty small animal to be treating with Albon... Panacur is so safe you really can't overdose the gecko, but the Albon can have some side effects and needs to be dosed very carefully. Keep your gecko very well hydrated while it's on Albon.
Also, just so you know... Panacur is also referred to as Fenbendazole and Albon is referred to as Sulfadimethoxine. Your vet may use those terms interchangeably.
About the bloody stools... a common symptom of hookworms. Hookworms can do a lot of damage to the intestine walls.
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RE: ok, more questions - LeosAnonymous, Sun Sep 28 02:07:14 2003