My cat had Giardia. When can she safely be around other pets?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Female | unspayed | 7 months and 1 day old | 3 lbs
OK my cat has Giardiaand she has been treated for that and I was wanting to know if I can have her around my other pets she has been on meds for a week now and seams to be doing fine but we was goimg to get some natural stuff to help treat her is that OK to do
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Published on March 16th, 2018
To make sure 100% that Giardia is gone, ideally a fecal test should be performed. If clinical signs are resolved though, Giardia can be considered clinically resolved and Bebe can get in touch with the other animals. Please tell us more specifically what type of medication (natural stuff) you are going to give her, so we can give you more specific advices. Hope this answer was helpful, but please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further.
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Published on September 13th, 2017
Hi and thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Sorry to hear about your situation. The chances are unknown and many factors determine whether a pet gets infected clinically or not. The dose of the organism, the health of the pet, the number of times they get exposed, etc. Your adult cats and all other pets in the household are potentially at risk of developing clinical giardiasis. The incubation period is anywhere from 5 - 16 days and reinfection is common. The other thing to remember is that all giardia infections can pass to people so please be extremely careful when dealing with the fosters and your pets. You should consult your veterinarian for more advice and you may have to treat all of your pets at the same time to ensure that reinfection or cross contamination do not occur. Good luck with Morpheus and your crew.
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