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My dog pooped out round worms today morning and feel asleep aftr that. Doctor prescribed him metronidazolde benzoate oral suspension ip. He also has hicups. Is their something wrong
Hello. No, this sounds pretty normal for a puppy ( many will experience bouts of hiccups ). However, metronidazole is an antibiotic & will do nothing for the roundworms. Ask your vet about this & make sure Hachiko receives something like pyrantel pamoate to remove all the roundworms from her GI tract. Thanks for using Boop by Petco.
Updated on August 12th, 2025
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Good evening, we are on the tail end of a vomiting/loss of appetite incident with our cat. Tests inconclusive, blood good. Vet thought possible IBD. We explored food allergy and made some changes. He is improving/becoming more like himself. He did de
Without seeing Z in person, I can't say what is the best course of treatment for him. I'd trust your vet's decision, but if you do have questions, you can always take him into another vet for a second opinion.
Updated on August 12th, 2025
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We recently took my puppy to the emergency room for diarrhea. Everything came out clear & they prescribed metronidazole for 10 days. After 10 days her wet stool came back. Our vet told us to finish the meds & prescribed new food because she thinks it
Hi there! Thanks for using Boop by Petco! I agree with your veterinarian. Sometimes small intestinal bacteria (the good and needed bacteria) can be depleted with the use of antibiotics. For this reason, I think it would be worth considering a probiotic which your veterinarian could prescribe which help reestablish the good bacteria. Otherwise, if Snowball does not improve, it would be worth considering further diagnostics such as an abdominal ultrasound to rule out possibilities such as inflammatory bowel disease though this seems unlikely. I think this could help her. Good luck!
Updated on August 12th, 2025
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Hello, my dog was not feeling good about 3 days ago. Had to do with his old freeze dried/raw food I believe. Doctor prescribed him metronidazole. He looks fine now. And they tested his stool for a couple of things and all was negative. Everytim
It would not be a good idea to stop metronidazole now and the symptoms may come back. Please, complete 5 days of treatment and then double-check with your vet that it is ok to stop the medication. The dose of metronidazole Leo was prescribed is ok (100mg every 12hrs).
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Can I give my dog metronidazole for a urinary tract infection
Metronidazole would not be the first choice antibiotic for urinary tract issues and would generally be used after a culture and sensitivity test has detected it would be the most effective option. It is occasionally used to treat recurrent infections where resistant bacteria are suspected. There are many more effective options available but remember antibiotics should only be used where a bacterial infection is diagnosed (by urine test) - there are many other causes of urinary tract issues such as stones, crystals and inflammation which do not need and will not respond to antibiotics but where treatment will encourage the development of antibiotic resistance which may make future treatment more difficult
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