View Full Version : I got giardia a while back
sheepdog
11-20-2008, 08:52
While taking Blaze the wonder dog for a walk about 4 weeks ago he stopped to drink out of his favorite place. It is a small trout stream. When I bent over and asked him was that good, he jumped up and gave me a mouth full of wet dog face. :p About 6 days later I got the stomach flu. After it didn't go away for 3 weeks I went to the doctor. Test revealed giardia. I need a way to steripen my dog.:D
Be sure to cook the dog thoroughly before partaking in lunchtime. Don't eat stomach or intestinal track. If there's any piece of meat you're unsure about, avoid it.
I'm sure it was miserable, but that is a great story.
Plodderman
11-20-2008, 10:49
What are the chances of that?
Wow, that's good to know. I take my dog hiking a lot and hadn't thought about that.
Lone Wolf
11-20-2008, 10:56
you just assume you got it from the dog
you just assume you got it from the dog
yet another informative post. keep it up, you're almost to 20,000.
Lone Wolf
11-20-2008, 11:02
he justs assumes he got it from the dog, kid
max patch
11-20-2008, 11:04
yet another informative post.
It actually is. The dog thing is probably just a coincidence. Can't prove or disprove one way or the other, though.
berninbush
11-20-2008, 11:16
Sounds like your dog's immune system is stronger than yours!
Don't ya love it when they give you big licky kisses at the most inopportune times?
Don't ya love it when they give you big licky kisses at the most inopportune times?
No. Puppies are a beast.
More evidence that you should never kiss a dog! :p
WalkingStick75
11-20-2008, 13:21
Because a dog licks where they lick, probably a good possibility, the water may have been fine. Blaze seams to be much older but giardia is very common with puppies.
I also caught giardia once and suspect it came after scuba diving where we were down in the silt and settlement of this lake attempting to locate a missing swimmer. Years ago sewage went directly into lakes and "stuff" still lives on. Now we use full face masks to prevent this.
sheepdog
11-20-2008, 14:00
I am making an educated guess. The trout stream has a beaver dam about 1/2 mile up stream. When the dog jumped his face was full of water, kind of like having a wet sponge shoved in your mouth. So it wasn't just a lick, it was a face wash.
I can't think of anything else that might have caused it. Didn't drink out of any springs or rivers during that time. I sure haven't been swimming. Who knows, but the big G ain't much fun.
Giardia doesn't make dogs sick in my experience. I've raised sporting dogs for 30 years.
Giardia doesn't make dogs sick in my experience. I've raised sporting dogs for 30 years.
House dogs may not be so tough. My father-in-law's dog just had an ugly bout of giardia. Lots of carpet to be cleaned...
sheepdog
11-20-2008, 14:41
House dogs may not be so tough. My father-in-law's dog just had an ugly bout of giardia. Lots of carpet to be cleaned...
Wow that is something. My dogs have all lived in the house, but they get hunted hard. They have retrieved ducks out of some of the nastiest beaver ponds you've ever seen. They also drink and wallow in every creek they find. Never had a problem.
I'm glad for my carpets and my hide that it has never happened to me.
I sure haven't been swimming.\
You just assume you haven't been swimming
sheepdog
11-20-2008, 14:43
you Just Assume You Haven't Been Swimming
:d:d:d Now that's funny!!
The $64 question is do you plan to filter and/or treat in the future?
sheepdog
11-20-2008, 14:45
The $64 question is do you plan to filter and/or treat in the future?
Does aqua mira come in a spray bottle?
http://www.labsafety.com/store/Safety_Supplies/Protective_Clothing/Hazmat_Suits_&_Coveralls/
Back you nasty mutt!
sheepdog
11-20-2008, 14:49
http://www.labsafety.com/store/Safety_Supplies/Protective_Clothing/Hazmat_Suits_&_Coveralls/
Back you nasty mutt!
Those bright yellow ones might be good for hunting season.
You just assume you haven't been swimming
I love that one. :D Bravo!
You just assume you love it.
sheepdog
11-20-2008, 15:06
You just assume you love it.
Stop it, you're killing me!!
Homer&Marje
11-20-2008, 18:10
he justs assumes he got it from the dog, kid
Look at you, calling people kid again. Good technique.
Don't worry, one day, if you post enough. LW will agree with you. I'm living proof of that.:D
Look at you, calling people kid again. Good technique.
Don't worry, one day, if you post enough. LW will agree with you. I'm living proof of that.:D
You just assume.. ahhh frick it, you guys make it too easy.
Homer&Marje
11-20-2008, 18:14
You just assume.. ahhh frick it, you guys make it too easy.
Just like everyone else here. I never assume.
I'm always right:D
Homer&Marje
11-20-2008, 18:16
But seriously, your probly right when you said you got Giardia from what's on the "outside" of the dogs mouth. Dogs have over 30,000 anti-bacterials and anti-virals in their saliva. I don't know the effectiveness against Giardia but I do know that dogs mouths are much cleaner and safer to lick than most humans.
The same piece of raw chicken that might give you salmonella won't affect your dog.
It may not have been the water. I recall an article that claimed up to 70% of dogs are carriers if giardia.
Blissful
11-20-2008, 19:19
So much for being man's best friend. :(
Blissful
11-20-2008, 19:20
It may not have been the water. I recall an article that claimed up to 70% of dogs are carriers if giardia.
And other stuff like E coli. Beagle owners know what I mean...
While taking Blaze the wonder dog for a walk about 4 weeks ago he stopped to drink out of his favorite place. It is a small trout stream. When I bent over and asked him was that good, he jumped up and gave me a mouth full of wet dog face. :p About 6 days later I got the stomach flu. After it didn't go away for 3 weeks I went to the doctor. Test revealed giardia. I need a way to steripen my dog.:D
Man, that blows
While you'll never be able to prove that it was or wasn't the dog, this once again reinforces my belief that you should never let any animal that licks its own butt and nuts lick or kiss you. :D
Bulldawg
11-20-2008, 21:51
While you'll never be able to prove that it was or wasn't the dog, this once again reinforces my belief that you should never let any animal that licks its own butt and nuts lick or kiss you. :D
But you know you wish you could do the same thing Hooch!!:eek::eek:
vonfrick
11-20-2008, 22:51
You just assume.. ahhh frick it, you guys make it too easy.
i get royalties on this post, right?
While you'll never be able to prove that it was or wasn't the dog, this once again reinforces my belief that you should never let any animal that licks its own butt and nuts lick or kiss you. :D
But you know you wish you could do the same thing Hooch!!:eek::eek:
beat me to it dawg!
my frick isn't germanaic like you, it's ukrainian
You just assume you haven't been swimming
lmfao, best post I've read today. I know I'm a bit late here, but I had to comment on that.
BumpJumper
11-24-2008, 18:08
Dawg....you took the words out of my mouth as well. Hooch buddy...you asked for that one!!:D:D
leeki pole
11-24-2008, 18:34
While you'll never be able to prove that it was or wasn't the dog, this once again reinforces my belief that you should never let any animal that licks its own butt and nuts lick or kiss you. :D
Tell that to my Lab who wakes me up every morning by jumping on the bed at 0430 and licking me until I get up and take her on a walk. She doesn't have nuts, by the way.
BumpJumper
11-24-2008, 19:55
Is that before or after she licks the next door neighbors dogs butt? :eek::eek::D
sheepdog
11-24-2008, 20:00
round two
http://www.kingofthecage.com/images/ring_girls/tania_sm-b.jpg (http://www.kingofthecage.com/ring-girls_tanya.html)
Hikerhead
11-24-2008, 20:57
Is that before or after she licks the next door neighbors dogs butt? :eek::eek::D
It could have been right after he ate the cat crap from the kitty box. :eek:
It could have been right after he ate the cat crap from the kitty box. :eek:
...To help him digest that half a mole...
Hikerhead
11-24-2008, 22:48
...To help him digest that half a mole...
Yeah, and to wash all of that down he probably took a drink out of the toilet. Yes, he's a inside/outside dog. :D
sheepdog
11-24-2008, 23:13
Another thread degenerated into crap eating, toilet drinking and genitalia licking.
Sweet.;)
Hikerhead
11-24-2008, 23:31
Your dog licks your face and you get sick. We're only trying to list all possibilities.
Sailor (The other one)
11-25-2008, 07:42
he justs assumes he got it from the dog, kid
Well, gee, if you insist.
Lone Wolf
11-25-2008, 07:48
Well, gee, if you insist.
you're highly sensitive
warraghiyagey
11-25-2008, 08:03
Another thread degenerated into crap eating, toilet drinking and genitalia licking.
Sweet.;)
Link please:p
Next time you Kiss a wet dog wear a dental dam :)
Sailor (The other one)
11-25-2008, 19:29
you're highly sensitive
True. Certified HSP. :D