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I'm really sorry to hear this. If it were me, I would absolutely make an appointment to talk to your vet ASAP. Explain everything you've said here. Ask why he thinks that Giardia is what needs to be primarily treated right now considering it has been a constant presence. Ask him to explain/justify this change.I’m pretty frustrated. We saw the vet today and they did a fecal test without asking and found out Widget has giardia. He’s had it the whole time we’ve had him and from everything I’ve researched (and also what I’ve heard from other vets) it’s basically incurable. Because of how much birds poop, you can treat it regularly to keep it controlled but never 100% get rid of it. But apparently Dr. Driggers couldn’t find the notes from past vet visits where we’ve treated him for it. Not sure if they just got deleted. But now he wants to focus on treating the giardia and thinks that’s the reason for Widget’s worsening symptoms.
I don’t doubt Dr. Driggers skills, but he’s not with Widget all day everyday so he only knows what the tests and exam tell him. Widget has had giardia for the whole time I’ve had him (3.5 years, possibly even before I got him) and it’s never caused lethargy. Actually it barely even causes diarrhea unless I let it go on for too long. He seems to be relatively asymptomatic. Also I treated him two months ago while he was dealing with the atherosclerosis already and it didn’t improve the lethargy at all. So I think while the giardia is definitely not helping anything, the symptoms I am seeing are due to the atherosclerosis.
So now he wants to focus on the giardia rather than the atherosclerosis. Widget is getting worse fast. Dr. Driggers wants me to treat for the giardia again then recheck in 2 weeks. But I don’t even know if Widget has that long without switching medications or doing something. And it’s not going to change anything because the giardia always comes back. They wouldn’t even do blood work or cut his nails today.