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What is the usual medication used to treat hookworms? also what is the correct dosage?
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How do you know there is a hookworm infection? If this parasite was correctly diagnosed by a veterinarian, he/she should have given you medication and the correct dosage.
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He isnt a herp specialist (hard to find out here) and needs to know what kind of medication.
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Geeeze! I HATE giving out information that a vet should be doing! If it's a vet, herp vet or not, he/she should be able to look up this information easily in the Merck manual.
Hookworms can infect ANY living organism, and it can be transmitted through the skin. For some reason, I do not believe that ANY vet would not be able to make a proper diagnosis and treatment protocol.
Different parasites require different medication treatment, and without a correct diagnosis of hookworms some treatments have high risks! Incorrect diagnosis and treatment could potentially KILL your gecko. The responsibility to care for your animals lies directly on the owner.
Hookworms are treated with Fenbendazole (Panacur) at a dose of 25-50 mg per kg of body weight, 1X weekly until a fecal test comes out clean. Habitats, food and water bowls, and cage furniture must be disinfected every 24 hours with pure ammonia or 10% bleach solution until the infection is cleared. Paper towel substrate must be discarded with every stool deposit, and vinyl gloves must be worn and discarded whenever the animal or anything it has been on contact with (oral/fecal contamination) has been touched.
To calculate the proper dosage, you translate the weight of the gecko into kg (grams divided by 1,000), multiply the dosage (25-50 mg) by the kg weight of the gecko, and then divide that number by the concentration (percentage) of the medication.
Hookworms can infect ANY living organism, and it can be transmitted through the skin. For some reason, I do not believe that ANY vet would not be able to make a proper diagnosis and treatment protocol.
Different parasites require different medication treatment, and without a correct diagnosis of hookworms some treatments have high risks! Incorrect diagnosis and treatment could potentially KILL your gecko. The responsibility to care for your animals lies directly on the owner.
Hookworms are treated with Fenbendazole (Panacur) at a dose of 25-50 mg per kg of body weight, 1X weekly until a fecal test comes out clean. Habitats, food and water bowls, and cage furniture must be disinfected every 24 hours with pure ammonia or 10% bleach solution until the infection is cleared. Paper towel substrate must be discarded with every stool deposit, and vinyl gloves must be worn and discarded whenever the animal or anything it has been on contact with (oral/fecal contamination) has been touched.
To calculate the proper dosage, you translate the weight of the gecko into kg (grams divided by 1,000), multiply the dosage (25-50 mg) by the kg weight of the gecko, and then divide that number by the concentration (percentage) of the medication.
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riverboy
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Thank you very much!
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DISCLAIMER!
I am NOT a vet, and it is technically unethical for me to give out veterinary information.... especially for those who do not take their animals to a vet for proper treatement.
I am in no way responsible for the health and/or treatment of your gecko, and am not responsible for your gecko's life.
I have only given this information because I care about the health and well-being for your gecko, and feel sorry that you somehow must feel it does not deserve to be diagnosed and treated by a qualified veterinarian.
I am NOT a vet, and it is technically unethical for me to give out veterinary information.... especially for those who do not take their animals to a vet for proper treatement.
I am in no way responsible for the health and/or treatment of your gecko, and am not responsible for your gecko's life.
I have only given this information because I care about the health and well-being for your gecko, and feel sorry that you somehow must feel it does not deserve to be diagnosed and treated by a qualified veterinarian.
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I've been a vet tech for 10 years now, and Marcia, you did a better job at that answer than I would have! 
The vet I used to work for was a board certified exotic specialist here in S. Florida. He would never tell one of his own clients to do research online for ANY reason. That's why we're in veterinary medicine...our job is to TREAT and EDUCATE our clients as well as ourselves.
The information above is very accurate and is exactly what my vet would have told you. (For a small fee) But please be careful about medications and online recommended dosages. In the future, always contact a veterinarian. And make HIM do the research. I would find a different vet if I were you.
The vet I used to work for was a board certified exotic specialist here in S. Florida. He would never tell one of his own clients to do research online for ANY reason. That's why we're in veterinary medicine...our job is to TREAT and EDUCATE our clients as well as ourselves.
The information above is very accurate and is exactly what my vet would have told you. (For a small fee) But please be careful about medications and online recommended dosages. In the future, always contact a veterinarian. And make HIM do the research. I would find a different vet if I were you.
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By the way...www.arav.com (The Association of Reptile & Amphibian Veterinarians' website) Has state-by-state listings for great reptile vets.
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