My dogs have diarrhea after drinking stream water. Can I get meds?

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I am certain that two of my dogs have giardiasis. They drank some questionable stream water and now have loose stools. Can I get a prescription for them? Pet's info: Dog | Golden Labrador | Male | unneutered | 4 months and 12 days old | 28 lbs

Christie Long, DVM · Accepted Answer

Unfortunately, we are unable to provide prescription medications with only an online exchange. It's important to get an exact diagnosis, and any time dogs come down with an acute case of diarrhea, we would want to run a fecal test to ensure that we are treating the appropriate parasite - after all, there are parasites other than giardia that can be acquired from the environment, and they have very different treatments. Please schedule an appointment as soon as possible, so that an exact diagnosis can be reached and the appropriate treatment started.

My dogs have diarrhea after drinking stream water. Can I get meds?

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