Dog has cocci

[Shared Acres]

So, I took my lab up to the vet for her annuals and when the ran tests they found Cocci. I heard the guy in the back kind of freak out (he apparently didn't know what it was) and the I heard the vet say, "oh, that's because she has chickens."

So anyways, they said my lab has Cocci and gave me meds for her. They said that it is typically with dogs that eat the chicken poo. Mine doesn't do this, so they think because she follows me out there and rolls in the sand and then I guess clean herself that's how she's likely getting it. They said she needs to stay away from the chickens.

Anyone else had this problem. She said there was no way to make her immune to it, etc. I don't think she's an expert on chickens or anything (she doesn't see chickens), so...

 

[jerseygirl1]

What kind of medicine did they give you?

 

[possumqueen]

I'm thinking cocci is species specific, which means that the cocci that gets into goats isn't going to bother chickens or dogs or visa versa. Check on it.

But just to be safe, have your chickens checked, too.

Sounds like your dog gets along with your chickens! Cool!

 

[Gonzo]

Great! One more thing for me to worry about! I have dogs that eat chicken poo, and chickens that eat dog poo!

 

[4-H chicken mom]

Your dog doesn't eat chicken poo! How in the world did you manage that? My two wiems. eat anything they find in the yard, duck poo, chicken poo , rabbit poo, deer poo etc.

They follow the chickens around just waiting for a snack.

The only good thing is that every time they are in the vet to be checked, he has never found worms in them, which is amazing in itself. My hats off to you!

 

[FortWorthChicks]

 

[easttxchick]

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I think possumqueen is correct-I don't think your dog got cocci from your birds.
My dog had it when she was very young and my vet told me she was born with it and had contracted it from her mother.

 

[patandchickens]

Chicken cocci only affect chickens (some, potentially, some other kinds of birds) -- not any mammals. Even some vets get this wrong. But ask a parasitologist if you don't believe me.

So your chickens are not to blame.

Animals DO gain immunity to a particular kind of coccidia they've had -- the problem is that most kinds of animal can be affected by a whole bunch of different species of coccidia (mostly specific to that animal species, mind you), so having had Species A they can still be infected in future by species B-Z, so to speak.

Fortunately IME coccidiosis is fairly easy to treat in cats and dogs, so it's just a matter of sticking to the treatment and you should be fine.

Good luck, have fun,

Pat

 

[Hangin Wit My Peeps]

I bet your doggie sneaks poo behind ur back

They are sneaky that way. I haven't met a dog who doesn't eat poo...any type of poo. I asked my vet about this cocci thing a long time ago and he told me that dogs can't get it at all from my chickens there are supposedly other forms out there tho. Mine have been eating poo for 2 years now and no sicknesses at all and they eat ALOT of poo! I wouldn't worry about it...what kind of meds did he give you?

ETA I had a pup from the human society that had the "dog" version of it and he didn't make it but he was very young. That is a totally different type though then what your chickens get.

 

[Jamie_Dog_Trainer]

YOUR CHICKENS HAVE ZERO TO DO WITH YOUR DOG HAVING COCCIDA

Your Vet or Vet tech needs to go back to school. Your dog cannot, cannot get chicken coccidia. The parasite does not transfer to mammals from birds.