The diagnosis for Sparrow's diarrhea is Giardia, an intestinal parasite. She and Swan are on meds (Swan for prevention, since it's very contagious.) Fingers crossed that it does the trick!
Also contaminated food, soil, and infected feces. But I really don't know. Sparrow's food is fresh, and refrigerated. She's a poop eater, but she can only get to her own poop (and Swan's, but Swan isn't infected.) And she's heavily discouraged from eating poop - though you can't be everywhere.
Hopefully the medicine will kill the bug, and that'll be the end of it.
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Good luck and be careful. It's highly contagious to humans too
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Thanks, I will.
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any idea where this was picked up. It's a water bourne parasite
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Also contaminated food, soil, and infected feces. But I really don't know. Sparrow's food is fresh, and refrigerated. She's a poop eater, but she can only get to her own poop (and Swan's, but Swan isn't infected.) And she's heavily discouraged from eating poop - though you can't be everywhere.
Hopefully the medicine will kill the bug, and that'll be the end of it.
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Oh, how cool!!
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