Deworming gecko dosage problem.

[skyline]

I am using Panacur to deworm my geckos and i need to know the dosage for the gecko. The Panacur I have is the paste and I cannot figure out the right dosage could someone please help me figure this out.

Thanks TY

 

[THE WHISPERER]

What makes you think your gecko needs to be de-wormed?

I'm still curious of your answer to this question, I'm also curious if you are still planning to use the dog dewormer, and as to what your vet recomended. I'm not trying to be rude by asking all of this, just trying to get a better idea of what's going on :main_robin:

 

[skyline]

no I am not planning on using the dog dewormer I was just wondering if that would of worked I have the proper stuff to deworm the gecko. The reason I am deworming her is because she hasnt been eating for a while and she has had runny bloddy stools.

 

[JordanAng420]

Anorexia and bloody stools are something that a veterinarian should be addressing...not us.

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

Your gecko needs to see a veterinarian and have a fecal exam performed. Trying to diagnose your own gecko's problem and perhaps administer the inappropriate medication can lead to your gecko's death.

 

[froggz]

From my experience blood in the stool is rarely a parasite problem untill the animal is so far infested that you can SEE THE PARASITES in the fecal matter. You absolutely need to take the gecko to a vet, in the condition you describe the panacur could do more harm than good.

Typically when an animal has an intestinal parasite they eat and eat and eat trying to curb their hunger, and you can actually see the parasites/eggs for the most part. I really don't think your gecko has the nematodes that panacur will kill.

 

[JordanAng420]

Typically when an animal has an intestinal parasite they eat and eat and eat trying to curb their hunger, and you can actually see the parasites/eggs for the most part. I really don't think your gecko has the nematodes that panacur will kill.

I wasn't going to pipe up, but I have to. This is compleatly untrue. Geckos (and animals in general) that are infested with parasites, internal OR external, usually do NOT eat well, being that there is a parasite that is slowly eating away at the internal organs at the body. Not exactly an appetite stimulant, IMO.

From my experience blood in the stool is rarely a parasite problem untill the animal is so far infested that you can SEE THE PARASITES in the fecal matter. You absolutely need to take the gecko to a vet, in the condition you describe the panacur could do more harm than good.

If you are positive your gecko has an internal parasite, and you purposefully wait until you can see the parasite in the stool (if the gecko even lasts that long), you are truly allowing the animal to suffer.

Finally, there is nobody that can give you a definative answer as far as parasites better than a QUALIFIED VETERINARIAN. A bunch of people can play "name that parasite" over the internet...and that's really dangerous.

 

[froggz]

The animals in reference were wc egyptian toads, a wc skunk gecko, and a wc cuban treefrog. All three were seen by an exotics vet in a neighboring state. Any wc animal I purchase visits this vet. The statements were my observations of said animals and things discussed between the vet and I on various visits. The fecal samples of the toads had visible nematodes in the stool. Their visit was the day after purchase. All three of the mentioned animals survived the vet prescribed treatment as well.