So from my previous post about Neka where she was having respiratory type issues, before she was put on a certain medication her vet wanted to rule out worms in her intestines that could cause a coughing type symptom. Brought them the stool today, the person that checked her stool noticed things that looked like Giardia so called me and asked if she could do that test as well. I said yes, they did the test, it came back positive.
Now there is medication for this and so I'm not overly worried there but what I want to know is how the hell did she get it?
I've had her since August 30th. I called her breeder (she's a sbt savannah) and they are a reputable breeder and apparently none of they're cats have it. I believe them. Giardia can be gotten from contaminated feces, water, food, or soil from what I've seen. She hasn't been around other animals nor has she been outside unsupervised. So either she's getting it from her food (her food is big name companies) so I doubt it's from there. Or water... I don't filter my water it's from the same water that I drink. I don't think I have giardia but humans can get it to... She lives in sanitary conditions trust me, and I'm sure her breeders place was sanitary as well. So could she have gotten this from her plane ride? At the vets? At a pet place like petco or pet smart? I just want to know where/how she got it and no one can tell me.
Now there is medication for this and so I'm not overly worried there but what I want to know is how the hell did she get it?
I've had her since August 30th. I called her breeder (she's a sbt savannah) and they are a reputable breeder and apparently none of they're cats have it. I believe them. Giardia can be gotten from contaminated feces, water, food, or soil from what I've seen. She hasn't been around other animals nor has she been outside unsupervised. So either she's getting it from her food (her food is big name companies) so I doubt it's from there. Or water... I don't filter my water it's from the same water that I drink. I don't think I have giardia but humans can get it to... She lives in sanitary conditions trust me, and I'm sure her breeders place was sanitary as well. So could she have gotten this from her plane ride? At the vets? At a pet place like petco or pet smart? I just want to know where/how she got it and no one can tell me.