Rainbow City Pet Clinic veterinarians are the best reference, with expert knowledge of the parasites your pet and family can be exposed to in our region. Providing continuous protection against harmful parasites is not only essential in protecting the overall health of your dogs and cats but also for humans, especially kids.
Now that dogs and cats are treated like family members, we share our home with them. Therefore, it is even more significant to keep your fur family members on monthly parasite prevention to reduce the risks associated with the transmission of parasitic diseases from pets to people.
Rainbow City Pet Clinic recommends and offers several brands of year-round parasite prevention to protect your fur and human family members. We have our opinions of the BEST products for your pet so let us help you with a recommendation!
Coccidia: Coccidia is a one-cell parasite that lives in the intestinal wall of your pets. They are more commonly found in puppies or kittens with chronic or persistent diarrhea. They can affect older dogs and cats, but generally, their immune system eradicates them without symptoms.
Severe infections can cause bloody diarrhea and can be fatal in young animals. Your pets become infected by swallowing soil that contains coccidia or other things in the environment that may contain feces.
Coccidia is of no concern for infection in humans.
For more information on parasites, visit https://www.petsandparasites.org/
