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My dog has Giardia, medicine isn't working. What else can I do?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Labradoodle | Male | neutered | 21 days old

Hi. My dog has Gardia. We have tried medicine twice but it didn’t clear it up. What else can we do?

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Answered By Jenny, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on December 23rd, 2017

There is actually more than one mediation that can treat this, metronidazole or fenbendazole. If a round of each has been used, then the best option is a bland diet such as Science diet I/D and a probiotic. This allows the healthy bacteria to populate to help control and rid the infection in a different manner

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