Coccidian/Albon treatment

[Bowfinger]

I am looking for some Albon, please pm me.

I know some do not agree with the use of drugs for treatment, but with parasites that have a direct life cycle I always like to take the "shotgun" aproach, especially if the species is known to be a common carrier of the parasite as w/c imports.

 

[geckodan]

We do not have access to Albon in Australia, what is its active constituent??

 

[Niqui13]

Here's a place where you can get some.
http://www.beanfarm.com/cgi-bin/sto...=24&ppinc=health&exact_match=off&user4=Health

(Don't just clip on the link. Copy and paste in the entire URL. For some reason part of the link above won't work correctly.)

It's the Sulfadimethoxine (Generic Albon) found at the bottom of the page.

Hope this helps!

 

[Bowfinger]

Thank you, I will check it out.

 

[geckodan]

If it is coccidians you are trying to treat then Toltrazuril (baycox) at 4mg/kg is much more effective and safer

 

[Bowfinger]

I have never heard of that used here in the states for reptiles, but then again I am not an expert on the subject. I have heard that sulfadimethoxine is safe in the correct doses. It was listed as 50 mg/kg x 3 and then same dose every 48 hours as required in the Klingenberg book. I did not see a recomendation for smaller species though, so I would not use this on anything small unless I recieved some better information. It did state that it is not safe for dehydrated animals so I would take caution with that.
I am going out of town for the week but when I get back I will check out the Toltrazuril a little more Danny and maybe you can give me a little more information on this drug if you have any, thanks for the help.

 

[geckodan]

The big isuue is certainly with regards to dehydration. The sulpha compounds form crystal within the kidney causing cellular destruction. This occurs when the sulpha is concentrated due to dehydration. The problem is that a clinically affected coccidian case is almost always dehydrated due to gut lining damage.