Giardia Natural Treatment Protocol | Little Big Cat

By Jean Hofve, DVM

This is a protocol that I heard about many years ago for getting rid of Giardia, and have used many times successfully (and safely) in cats and dogs. We even cleared a cattery that had many infected kittens.

This protocol utilizes digestive enzymes on an empty stomach. With no food in the system, the digestive enzymes go to work on anything else that might be in the intestines–including parasites. Although I have not tested it with other protozoal parasites, it could theoretically work for Coccidia, Toxoplasma, Cryptosporidia, Neosporum, Tritrichomonas foetus, and similar protozoal parasites; I have seen documented evidence of successful treatment of Coccidia.

You’ll need a bottle of digestive enzymes (plant or fungi based) and one or more syringes; you can usually talk your vet into giving you a few 3 or 6 cc syringes (without needles).

Do not use products containing solely animal-based enzymes or pancreas extracts. While such products will not hurt your pet, plant or fungal enzymes are more likely to survive the stomach’s acidic environment, and still be working when they get to their destination.

You can buy enzymes at any health food store, or order online. However, avoid enzymes in combination with herbs or food supplements. The pet product Prozyme works well; or you can use a human supplement such as Source Naturals Daily Essential Enzymes, Jarrow-Zymes Plus, or Enzymatic Therapy’s Mega-Zyme.

If possible, use a product containing protease, amylase, and lipase (some also contain cellulase). These digest protein, starch, and fat, respectively. If you have trouble finding a good combo product, you can theoretically use protease (such as bromelain or papain) alone. However, the results may not be as good.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Enzymes MUST be given on an empty stomach for best results.

Take 1 dose (according to label directions for pet products) or 1 capsule of enzymes (human product) for each animal to be treated. If you’re using a capsule, open it and just use the contents. Do not give the capsule whole; the gelatin in the capsule will interfere with the enzymes’ effects.

Mix the powder or capsule contents with a tiny amount of water to make a slurry. Use the syringe to give the slurry by mouth. In most cases it’s easiest to insert the syringe in the corners of the mouth between or behind teeth and squirt. The mixture does not taste that bad, but some cats are just not gracious about taking meds. So, be careful, but firm.

Give enzymes three times a day. It is not necessary that they be evenly spaced. Before work, after work, and at bedtime is a schedule that works for many people. Give 1/2 hour before meals.

Round 1

Give one (1) dose of digestive enzymes 1/2 to 1 hour before morning and evening meals, and one (1) dose at bedtime. Take the syringe apart and rinse clean after each dose (otherwise the residue builds up and the plunger will stick). Repeat daily for eight (8) days.

Rest

Take a break for 7 days. This allows time for resistant cysts to “hatch.”

Round 2

Repeat digestive enzyme treatment for 7 days.

PRECAUTIONS

If you leave food out for your pet 24/7, this protocol will NOT work. Food must be given only in meals, separately from the enzymes (1/2 to 1 hour after the enzymes).

If there is food in the system, the enzymes will digest that instead of the Giardia, and be carried out of the digestive tract with the food. They need time to work, and they need to be all by themselves.

If there is anything else given with the enzymes, such as probiotics or vitamins or flavorings, the enzymes will digest those. However, simple sugars or single amino acids are fine.

Do not try to hide the enzymes in a pill pocket or a piece of cheese – remember, the tummy must be empty!

You may also add enzymes to your pet’s food to improve digestion overall, but mixing enzymes with food will not have any effect on Giardia.

The protocol must be done exactly as written for best results.

You are free to make any additions, substitutions, or changes you want to the protocol, but if you do, then it is no longer the same protocol and it may not work. 

And that’s it! In my experience so far, this has worked 100%. We would love to hear from you about your results. Please email info@littlebigcat.com with your review!

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Natural Treatment For Giardia

Giardia is a protozoal bacteria begin in lakes, streams, ditches and added alfresco baptize sources. The bacteria is afford by agrarian animals aerial up in the watershed, and as the baptize campaign down, it becomes alike added attenuated by added animals active abreast it. Any dog or cat bubbler from a pond, river, or added accustomed baptize antecedent is acceptable to blot the cysts of this assiduous parasite. Once inside, the cysts hatch, grow, and reproduce. Giardia causes profuse, uncontrollable, generally adulterated diarrhea, sometimes with claret and fungus associated with it.

The drugs best frequently acclimated to amusement Giardia are metronidazole, an antibiotic, and fenbendazole a dewormer. anniversary of them is about 70% effective; that is, they abandoned assignment about 70% of the time. Because some parasites may be larboard alive, alternate infections are accessible alike afterwards treatment.

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However, there is a accustomed agreement for accepting rid of Giardia, that has been acclimated abounding times auspiciously (and safely) in bodies and dogs. We alike austere a cattery that had abounding adulterated kittens. It utilizes digestive enzymes on an abandoned stomach. With no food in the system, the digestive enzymes go to assignment on annihilation abroad that ability be in the intestines–including parasites. It’s been appear to assignment for Coccidia, and could additionally apparently get rid of Toxoplasma, Cryptosporidia, Neosporum, Tritrichomonas foetus, and agnate protozoal parasites.

Natural Treatment For Giardia

First, you’ll charge a canteen of digestive enzymes (plant or fungi based) and one or added syringes; you can usually allocution your vet into giving you a few 3 or 6 cc syringes (without needles). Do not get enzymes in aggregate with annihilation abroad such as probiotics or added supplements. It charge be authentic digestive enzymes alone. accomplish abiding the artefact you select contains at atomic protease, amylase, and lipase (some additionally accommodate cellulase and added enzymes). These abstract protein, starch, and fat, respectively. One artefact I accept acclimated is alleged Prozyme, which is accessible at abounding pet food and online.

Note that the enzymes charge be accustomed on an abandoned stomach. If you leave food out for your pet 24/7, this agreement will NOT work. Food charge be fed in meals, at atomic 30 (preferably 60) account afterwards anniversary dosage of enzymes. If there is any food in the animal’s digestive system, the enzymes will abstract the food instead, and the parasites will curl undisturbed. enzymes cannot be hidden in a bolus abridged or a allotment of cheese–there can be no food in the tummy!

Take 1 abridged of enzymes for anniversary beastly to be treated, and mix with a tiny bulk of baptize to accomplish a slurry. Use the syringe to accord the slurry by mouth. In best cases it’s easiest to admit the syringe in the bend of the aperture amid or abaft teeth and squirt. The admixture does not aftertaste that bad, but bodies in accurate are aloof not accommodating about demography meds. Be careful, but be firm.

Round 1: accord a dosage of digestive enzymes 1/2 to 1 hour afore morning and black meal, and a dosage at bedtime. Take the syringe afar and bathe apple-pie afterwards anniversary dosage (otherwise the balance builds up and the plunger will stick). Repeat circadian for 8 days.

Rest: Take a breach for 1 week. This allows time for aggressive cysts to “hatch.”

Round 2: Repeat digestive agitator analysis for 7 days.

And that’s it! In my acquaintance in 15 years as a veterinarian, this agreement has been a abundant safer and added able analysis than drugs.

Natural Treatment For Giardia

Natural Cures for Giardia in Dogs

Giardia is a germ that can affect a dog’s digestive system, specifically the small intestine. It is a one-celled organism that lives in contaminated water. When dogs drink the water, the germs enter their system and cause a condition known as giardiasis. Fortunately, there are many ways giardia can be treated without conventional medications.

Grapefruit Seed Extract

Grapefruit seed extract is effective for treating giardia in dogs, according to the website Natural Dog Health Remedies. The treatment is tedious because it requires dosage 3 to 5 times a day for up to 14 days. However, if you can keep up with this natural remedy, it is very effective. Just break open the capsule and insert it into the dog’s food.

Herbs

Herbs like goldenseal and Oregon grape are natural giardia fighters because they contain alkaloid essential berberine. Berberine takes the role of an antibiotic because it can endure stomach acids and fight the disease head on. These two herbal medicines are very easy with dosing. Just place the broken capsule into food only twice a day for up to 10 days.

Probiotics

Probiotics are also very useful in the fight against giardia. It is a natural substance that can improve digestion systems and lactose intolerance levels. It also helps restore a dog’s microflora in their intestinal tract.

Digestive Enzymes

Digestive enzymes help with the proper digestion of dogs. This natural remedy aids with nutrient absorption as well. It also strengthens the immune system, which ultimately can stop the giardia infection.

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General Protocol for Recovering Doggies

1) Pet Cod Liver Oil: 1-2 Tsp’s per day.
– This can be given either straight or added to their food.

2) Orthobiotic Powder: ½ scooper 1-2x/Day.
– This helps rebuild good bacteria in the digestive tract which is critical for absorbing nutrients and fighting infections.
– This can be added to either food or water

3) FRST-RSC: 2 pellets 1-2x/day.  This is an emotional remedy to help recover from severe traumas
– Can be powdered up and added to food or water or drawn up into a dropper and squirted into the mouth.

4) Liquid Colloidal Silver: 2 dropperfuls 1-2x/day
– This can either be squirted directly into their mouth, or added to food or water

5) B12 Shots: B12 is a very common deficiency in many dogs.  It is non – toxic and very boosting to their overall immune system.

- For Small to Medium Dogs:  Give 1 cc IM injection every day until doggie is feeling better – Then give 1cc injection 3x/week

- For Medium to Large Dogs: Give 2 cc IM injection every day until doggie is feeling better – Then give 2cc injection 3x/week.

Special Protocols for Mange

(Make sure to also follow the General Protocol)

1) Skin Terrain: 2 dropperfuls squirted in mouth or in dogs water 3-5x/day

2) DAG: This is an Amazing skin and mucous membrane TOPICAL healer.  Soak a gauzy or light cotton piece of cloth in this liquid and apply it to the affected skin areas.  Try to leave it on the dogs skin for at least 10 minutes. The cloth should be very wet and you can even press it into the dogs skin to help the liquid absorb into the skin. This is non toxic and ok if the dog licks some of it from their skin.

3) Oxicell TOPICAL  cream:  This is an amazing topical healer also.  Apply a heavy layer of this to the dogs affected skin 2-5x/ day.  It’s non – toxic so it’s ok if the dog licks some of it.

4) Castor Oil:  This is a great TOPICAL  skin healer and can be purchased at any drug store – like a CVS pharmacy.  Slather this on the dogs affected skin 3-4x/day.  This will also really help moisturize the skin.

5) Anti-Age Skin:  This just helps stimulate growth of collagen and elastin.  Give doggies 4 pellets 1x/day.  Can put down their throat or add it to food or water.

Special Protocols for Rickets

(Make sure to also follow the General Protocol)

1) Cell Salts:  These can be purchased at any holistic health food store.  You should be the mixed cell salts – it has homeopathic dilutions of all the cell minerals. Give 4 pellets 1-3x/day.  Can be put down the dogs throat – or crushed and added to their food or water.  These help the dogs body to actually absorb minerals that are deficient.

2) Add 1 cc of Injectable Vitamin D to each of  the doggies B12 shots and follow same dosing schedule suggested in the General Protocol.

Special Protocols for Giardia, Parvo, Toxoplasmosis

(In Addition to Following the General Protocol)

Take the Appropriate DesBio Series Therapy Box and follow dosing instructions on the box.
These are vials of liquid that are given every 3 days – and they are intended to aid the body in eliminating the specific infection.  They are specific to the particular infections – so there is a box for Giardia remedies, and a separate box with Parvo remedies, etc.

Email Dr. Amanda Ward with additional questions at bloomnaturalhealth@gmail.com

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Natural Treatment For Giardia

Giardia is a protozoal bacteria begin in lakes, streams, ditches and added alfresco baptize sources. The bacteria is afford by agrarian animals aerial up in the watershed, and as the baptize campaign down, it becomes alike added attenuated by added animals active abreast it. Any dog or cat drinking from a pond, river, or added accustomed baptize antecedent is acceptable to blot the cysts of this assiduous parasite. Once inside, the cysts hatch, grow, and reproduce. Giardia causes profuse, uncontrollable, generally adulterated diarrhea, sometimes with claret and fungus associated with it.

The drugs best frequently acclimated to amusement Giardia are metronidazole, an antibiotic, and fenbendazole a dewormer. anniversary of them is about 70% effective; that is, they abandoned assignment about 70% of the time. Because some parasites may be larboard alive, alternate infections are accessible alike afterwards treatment.

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However, there is a accustomed agreement for accepting rid of Giardia, that has been acclimated abounding times auspiciously (and safely) in cats and dogs. We alike austere a cattery that had abounding adulterated kittens. It utilizes digestive enzymes on an abandoned stomach. With no aliment in the system, the digestive enzymes go to assignment on annihilation abroad that ability be in the intestines–including parasites. It’s been appear to assignment for Coccidia, and could additionally apparently get rid of Toxoplasma, Cryptosporidia, Neosporum, Tritrichomonas foetus, and agnate protozoal parasites.

Natural Treatment For Giardia

First, you’ll charge a canteen of digestive enzymes (plant or fungi based) and one or added syringes; you can usually allocution your vet into giving you a few 3 or 6 cc syringes (without needles). Do not get enzymes in aggregate with annihilation abroad such as probiotics or added supplements. It charge be authentic digestive enzymes alone. accomplish abiding the artefact you baddest contains at atomic protease, amylase, and lipase (some additionally accommodate cellulase and added enzymes). These abstract protein, starch, and fat, respectively. One artefact I accept acclimated is alleged Prozyme, which is accessible at abounding pet aliment and online.

Note that the enzymes charge be accustomed on an abandoned stomach. If you leave aliment out for your pet 24/7, this agreement will NOT work. aliment charge be fed in meals, at atomic 30 (preferably 60) account afterwards anniversary dosage of enzymes. If there is any aliment in the animal’s digestive system, the enzymes will abstract the aliment instead, and the parasites will curl undisturbed. enzymes cannot be hidden in a bolus abridged or a allotment of cheese–there can be no aliment in the tummy!

Take 1 abridged of enzymes for anniversary beastly to be treated, and mix with a tiny bulk of baptize to accomplish a slurry. Use the syringe to accord the slurry by mouth. In best cases it’s easiest to admit the syringe in the bend of the aperture amid or abaft teeth and squirt. The admixture does not aftertaste that bad, but cats in accurate are aloof not accommodating about demography meds. Be careful, but be firm.

Round 1: accord a dosage of digestive enzymes 1/2 to 1 hour afore morning and black meal, and a dosage at bedtime. Take the syringe afar and bathe apple-pie afterwards anniversary dosage (otherwise the balance builds up and the plunger will stick). Repeat circadian for 8 days.

Rest: Take a breach for 1 week. This allows time for aggressive cysts to “hatch.”

Round 2: Repeat digestive agitator analysis for 7 days.

And that’s it! In my acquaintance in 15 years as a veterinarian, this agreement has been a abundant safer and added able analysis than drugs.

Natural Treatment For Giardia