Beaver Fever

Giardia is a single-celled parasite that causes an infection of the intestines with a bad diarrhea as the end result. 2 1/2 weeks ago when swimming in the, not too clean, brackish water at Bab's Dock, Bendik must have swallowed a handful or two too much. The last 8 days has been spent in the restroom and our little man is weak. We started to worry that it was something seriously wrong, so a sample showing that he is currently sharing his food with some Giardia is actually good news. 5 days of proper treatment (Metronidazol) is expecting to get him back to normal. By the way, Gardia is often spread from beaver feces, hence the name, Beaver Fever. Dag

This is a picture of Bendik taken on the day of the parasite attack. As you can see he doesn't have too much extra weight to share with an opportunist...