My 3 month old puppy has Giardia how easily can it be passed?

Question

We've treated her once and are now on our second round of treatment. What precautions do I need to take? She is an inside dog and when she uses the bathroom I make sure to wipe her and her paws down with dog wipes to ensure no feces were left on her. She uses a seperate are to go to the bathroom. My thing is I am worried to let her run around like a normal pup or even play with my other dog for fear of him catching it or it spreading to us. My other dog sleeps on my bed and I feel bad for the pup cause she is not allowed. Is it bad to have a pup with Giardia on your bed or around your room or even in your house? I keep a close eye on her so she doesnt use the bathroom in the house, but is there anything I can do to ensure its not spread or am I overreacting.

Thanks for the answers. I've been extremely worried and stressed out over it. I adopted her when she was already infected and I was scared about my other dog getting it. I pray that it goes away this time. I apprciate the help. I feel much better.

My vet is treating with Metronidazole. When she was first diagnoised we treated her 1 week and 1 week off, tested her again, she still had it so now we are doing 2 weeks. We are giving her .25 cc because she is very small.

Answer 1

Your doing fine. Most likely your other dog won't even get it. Puppies have less of an immune system and can't handle things as well as adult dogs.

The first time I ever dealt with coccidia I was afraid my dogs would get it and I put a baby diaper on the puppy so he could still play. She looked like a little monkey. My dogs never got it and still haven't caught anything from my fosters.

Answer 2

This passes via water and feces. Similar to Parvo. A great disinfecting agent is 1 part bleach to 10 parts warm water - its an effective giardia killer. On rare occasions, it can be passed from the puppy to a human. This disease may be contagious to people from infected dogs so good sanitary practices, like washing your hands after handling an infected puppy, are very important. If a family member develops similar clinical signs, a physician should be consulted.

You can become infected after accidentally swallowing the parasite; you cannot become infected through contact with blood. Giardia can be spread by:

Accidentally putting something into your mouth or swallowing something that has come into contact with feces of a person or animal infected with Giardia.
Swallowing recreational water contaminated with Giardia. Recreational water includes water in swimming pools, hot tubs, jacuzzis, fountains, lakes, rivers, springs, ponds, or streams that can be contaminated with sewage or feces from humans or animals.
Accidentally swallowing Giardia picked up from surfaces (such as bathroom fixtures, changing tables, diaper pails, or toys) contaminated with feces from an infected person.

Answer 3

Make sure you are washing your hands after touching the dog. Keep those stools cleaned up immediately.

What is your vet giving you for the giardia treatment? We have a huge giardia problem here and the only thing we've found to clean it up was 7 days of panacur, 7 days off of panacur, then another 5 days.

Answer 4

I adopted a puppy that was infected with Giardia and it did not spread to us or to the other two dogs though it is transmittable to both. I did like you, kept her clean and kept her area clean but I used a bleach solution for that. Also, I am sure your dog is being treated for it, which is very important. Sounds like you are taking all the right precautions. Hopefully you will all be fine. That was the case with my third addition and our family.