Updates on Maru

It feels like ages since I've posted something. It's been quite busy the past few days. Maru completed his medication regimen and have his stool checked again a week later. All traces of worms, eggs, and giardias are all gone. Now he is a happy and parasite free puppy.

Some photos of Maru while we take a walk:

Stubborn pup won't look at the camera.

Would you mind cooperating for a bit?

Now he doesn't wanna move while on leash, great.

Update on Parasites

As reference from the last post, Maru seems to have unwanted parasites residing inside of him. He had some roundworms that presented on his stools after his deworming session from the vet. Quite Nasty if you ask me, so as the vet told me, I brought some stool samples the next day to be examined minus the worms of course. I'm not gonna go putting intestinal worms in a bottle.

Results came back and Maru's stool exam indicated that he have roundworm eggs and Giardia(a protozoan parasite) on his stool. The vet prescribed some antiparasitic drug, Fenbendazole to be given for five days to treat and eliminate the parasites and some follow up stool exams. I don't have much of a say on this, I just want to treat it and get rid of those unwanted boarders as soon as possible. I'm just worried that Chloe might have gotten it too since Giardia is transmitted through the oral - fecal route. They use the same puppy pads as well.  Maybe I'll have Chloe tested out too, but for now, we'll stick to Maru's treatment first.