My puppy has coccidia & UTI. Is Albon the correct treatment for both?

Yes, they can be taken together, but because Bayer Expert Care is available without a prescription, the strength of the praziquantal will not be a strong as found in Drontal (which can only be given by prescription from the vet), and you may not get as good results. I would recommend taking Josie into the vet for an exam to get Drontal, it is an extremely effective and safe deworming treatment.

If a fecal test was not performed, then one should definitely be done to see if there even is an intestinal parasite responsible for the diarrhea. There are many other intestinal parasites that can cause diarrhea and Albon does not treat them all. I would recommend having a fecal sample from Koda tested to see what the possible causes of the diarrhea. I hope this helps guide you in the right direction. Please let me know if you have any further questions or concerns and I would be more than happy to help you further.

As long as Bobo is eating and drinking, playful, and overall acting normal, I wouldn't be worried at all :) Coccidia can take a while to clear up in some cases, up to 10-14 days after starting Albon. The Flagyl should also help, but it often takes at least 48 hours to begin having any effect. So as long as your puppy is acting fine, I would just continue the medication as directed for the full course of treatment. If his stool is still runny once he has completed all of his medication, take him back to your vet for a recheck. If he still has coccidia at that point, he may need treatment with a different drug such as ponazuril to clear the infection.

Corid is used as prevention of coccidia in dogs, not as a treatment. If your dog was given Albon to treat it, there have been reports of resistance to it, and that may be why the coccidia has come back. I recommend taking Macimus back into your vet. Your vet can prescribe another drug for the coccidia, such as Marquis or Sulfa-Trimeth.

If your dog is not having diarrhea, then I would consider her a subclinical carrier. I would recommend treating her, however, as she is young with an inadequate immune system. Additionally, she can spread it to other dogs via her feces. The treatment is quite easy; a 5 day course of Albon. The dogs usually like the taste of it, and it is once a day only.

It is not typical for a puppy to totally lose their appetite from Coccidia, especially when you've already started treatment, and puppies can go downhill quickly if they won't eat or drink anything. I recommend calling your vet and letting them know if you can't entice him to eat even canned food. You can also try offering a little white rice and cooked chicken breast to see if that triggers his appetite. Depending on the diagnostics that were done initially your vet may have follow-up recommendations such as bloodwork or x-rays to make sure nothing else is going on. I hope this helps!

Thank you for submitting your question regarding McKayla. I would give her the low dose starting today and contact her veterinarian tomorrow. They may refill the medication so that you have enough for the low dose for the 9 days. Albon is a very safe drug so you should not have to worry about toxicity. I hope this information helps!