I actually learned a great deal about diarrhea and what was causing my particular problem from my cat. My outdoor cat came down with persistent diarrhea that had no explainable cause beyond the usual..came in contact with something outdoors. After visiting the vet and then doing some research at cat giardia I learned that she was infected with giardia. Since I spend a great deal of time outdoors, and have been known to sip some well water along the way, I asked the Doctor to test for the human form of the condition. I tested positive and after several days of treatment are giardia free. It's not the first time my pets have come down with a condition that explained one of mine. The last time it was ringworm. As an aside, I learned that giardia is a problem in about 15% of dog giardia cases as well.
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I actually learned a great deal about diarrhea and what was causing my particular problem from my cat. My outdoor cat came down with persistent diarrhea that had no explainable cause beyond the usual..came in contact with something outdoors. After visiting the vet and then doing some research at cat giardia I learned that she was infected with giardia. Since I spend a great deal of time outdoors, and have been known to sip some well water along the way, I asked the Doctor to test for the human form of the condition. I tested positive and after several days of treatment are giardia free. It's not the first time my pets have come down with a condition that explained one of mine. The last time it was ringworm. As an aside, I learned that giardia is a problem in about 15% of dog giardia cases as well.
December 15, 2011 - 8:00amThis Comment
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