Aquatabs

I don’t know if any particular microorganism is terribly common, but crypto is definitely out there. In fact, a while back, my dog was having some chronic GI problems, and the vet eventually diagnosed her with it.

Is there a reason you chose those tablets over chlorine dioxide, like Katadyn Micropur? Was the concern about treatment time?

I’ve always thrown a couple of Aquatabs into my first aid kit in case the water filter got lost or broken. I’ve never used them. I hadn’t heard of Micropur.

Dan, I hope your dog fully recovered.

The reason I bought the Aquatabs was not doing enough research or asking questions.

I read through several of the posts here about chemical treatments but me under educated brain got lost in all the chemistry discussion. Fell asleep, just bought a popular option ;~)

Thanks, Tim. Yes she was fine after a couple weeks of treatment. I just mentioned my dog because they are always drinking  potentially contaminated water. I’ve noticed vets mentioning crypto more in recent years, so I assume it’s around, but this is very anecdotal. Our other dog recently had some GI problems, and our vet immediately suggested a crypto screen.

Most people are filtering water these days, so it’s hard to know how much Giardia and Cryptosporidium is actually out there. Public water sources are tested regularly, but I don’t know of any results from widespread testing of lakes and creeks.