Current resources to by Babesia medication!

Unless I’m missing something, it seems that all of the previous on line drug stores to buy Berenil and such are no longer available. Do any of the members have any resources the get Berenil or other Babesia meds? Thanks in advance.

This site still has it. http://www.thepitbullbible.com/forum...hlight=Berenil

Sorry, it’s the site that Jack linked to in that forum.

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Originally Posted by IWK

This site still has it. http://www.thepitbullbible.com/forum...hlight=Berenil

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Thanks IWK, do you know if that site is still reliable?

I used them a few months ago and it worked out just fine.

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Originally Posted by IWK

I used them a few months ago and it worked out just fine.

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I tried to order from this company a few months ago, my order couldn't be processed so I emailed them to ask why. They replied back and said they could no longer ship liquid via airmail to the United States. So at this point I'm left to assume the ability to buy Berenil is not likely an option anymore? I haven't found a source for Imizol either. If someone has any ideas you can PM me if you don't want to post.

Same here

Buying Berenyl to treat Babesia Gibsoni is like using lemon juice and tonic water for malaria. It's ridiculous to go buy that dangerous a drug to treat a dog when the gold standard of azythromycin and atovaquone is so much cheaper. Don't be lazy irresponsible owners. Go to the vet get an Idexx 2828 test. And treat appropriately. You can get azythromycin for 38.00 and atovaquone (mepron) for under 100.00 at Walmart. Only idiots experiment with Berenyl.

My beliefs being what they are, I think that the only thing you take with you when you die is the effect you have on others. You can be a negative force or a positive force . I choose the positive side, as the negative hurts yourself more than the people you harbor ill will against. This article is to help the fellow American Pit Bull Terrier fancier. Please read it, it may save your dogs life. In my experience, the most important thing to do if your dogs life is on the line is to take the animal to the vet at the first sign of sluggishness, orange urine, or white gums. Imozol is a great drug to prevent your dog from dying. Doxycycline is a life saver as well. What I have found is that most dogs that get bitten by a tick and have one of these diseases have a co-infection of one or two other ones as well. The most deadly I have found is the Babesia Gibsoni. It can kill your dog within 5 days of the onset of the symptoms. There are vets who never see these diseases in their whole careers. You take your dogs in, they draw blood, and say lets wait a few days for the results to come in before we can give you a treatment. By the time the results come in, your dog will be dead. Then they'll say, I guess you were right. That however , wont bring back your dog. If the HCT (Hematocrit) of the dog is less than 25 in the bloodwork, do a blood transfusion immediately. An Imozol shot at that point can buy you time. Also, be FIRM with your vet, they have old manuals from when they graduated medical school that aren't up to date. Have them EARN their money and research what the latest treatments are at THAT TIME. I've sat there and argued with a veterinarian on treatment protocol, to later have them apologize and say, "you were right." A veterinarian, like any other doctor is only as good as how up to date he/she is with current illnesses and current treatments. What I recommend any responsible owner do is do a full tick-borne panel to cover :


Babesia Gibsoni
Babesia Canis
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (Rickettsia Rickettsii)
Anaplasmosis (Anaplama phagocytophilum)
Bartonella ( Haemobartonella canis) now called (Candidatus Mycoplasma Haematoparvum)
Lyme disease (Borrelia burgdorferi)
Ehrlichia

The reason you should do a full tick panel is because it is of the utmost importance to know exactly what diseases your dog has, in order to treat them effectively. Treating a dog blindly can have your dog undergoing long treatments for no good reason. Because most dogs have a co-infection, using the wrong antibiotic first will make the other diseases resistant. (See below referenced links)

Doxycycline is the starting antibiotic for most of these diseases. It on its own will kill off most of the diseases on the above list. There are a few of them that although it will weaken, will not cure. Bartonella and Babesia are the real tough ones. The treatments that I recommend are as follows:


Babesia Gibsoni :
Atovaquone (Mepron) 13.5 mg/kg PO TID (with a fatty meal) and azithromycin 10 mg/kg PO Q24 in combination for 10 days.

Babesia Canis
Imozol 1.25 cc /55 pounds
Repeat in 14 days

Bartonella Haemocanis Henselae
Doxycycline (5 mg/kg) and enrofloxacin
(5 mg/kg) Q 12 H for 6 weeks. Start Enrofloxacin 7 days after doxycycline for total 35 days only . (see #9 on 3rd article below)


Elrichia :
Doxycycline (5 mg/kg) 28 days
with 2 Imozol shots at 14 day intervals

Now, lets say that you have a dog with a Bartonella and Babesia co-infection. Then you would want to treat the Bartonella first before the Gibsoni.
The same applies for Elrichia and Gibsoni. Again, treating the diseases in the wrong order can make it impossible to cure the other one later on. DO FULL TICK BORNE PANEL, KNOW THE ORDER OF TREATMENTS, and be absolutely timely with the administration of the drugs. it's vital to the efficacy of the drugs.

As many people will read this article, I am not a veterinarian, This is based on my experience. Use these treatment protocols at your own risk, and do your own research. I hope it helps

Tick Borne Panel, does it include PCR-test for Babesia, to find out silent carrier?

Good post EK!

Yes. Idexx 2828

Excellent info, thank you! I need to print it out and keep it with my dog medical stuff.

The effects of tick bourne diseases on humans is far reaching and it is the same deal, many Drs. do not know the most modern treatments. And these diseases can lie dormant in the body only to crop up years later.

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Originally Posted by evolutionkennels

Buying Berenyl to treat Babesia Gibsoni is like using lemon juice and tonic water for malaria. It's ridiculous to go buy that dangerous a drug to treat a dog when the gold standard of azythromycin and atovaquone is so much cheaper. Don't be lazy irresponsible owners. Go to the vet get an Idexx 2828 test. And treat appropriately. You can get azythromycin for 38.00 and atovaquone (mepron) for under 100.00 at Walmart. Only idiots experiment with Berenyl.

My beliefs being what they are, I think that the only thing you take with you when you die is the effect you have on others. You can be a negative force or a positive force . I choose the positive side, as the negative hurts yourself more than the people you harbor ill will against. This article is to help the fellow American Pit Bull Terrier fancier. Please read it, it may save your dogs life. In my experience, the most important thing to do if your dogs life is on the line is to take the animal to the vet at the first sign of sluggishness, orange urine, or white gums. Imozol is a great drug to prevent your dog from dying. Doxycycline is a life saver as well. What I have found is that most dogs that get bitten by a tick and have one of these diseases have a co-infection of one or two other ones as well. The most deadly I have found is the Babesia Gibsoni. It can kill your dog within 5 days of the onset of the symptoms. There are vets who never see these diseases in their whole careers. You take your dogs in, they draw blood, and say lets wait a few days for the results to come in before we can give you a treatment. By the time the results come in, your dog will be dead. Then they'll say, I guess you were right. That however , wont bring back your dog. If the HCT (Hematocrit) of the dog is less than 25 in the bloodwork, do a blood transfusion immediately. An Imozol shot at that point can buy you time. Also, be FIRM with your vet, they have old manuals from when they graduated medical school that aren't up to date. Have them EARN their money and research what the latest treatments are at THAT TIME. I've sat there and argued with a veterinarian on treatment protocol, to later have them apologize and say, "you were right." A veterinarian, like any other doctor is only as good as how up to date he/she is with current illnesses and current treatments. What I recommend any responsible owner do is do a full tick-borne panel to cover :


Babesia Gibsoni
Babesia Canis
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (Rickettsia Rickettsii)
Anaplasmosis (Anaplama phagocytophilum)
Bartonella ( Haemobartonella canis) now called (Candidatus Mycoplasma Haematoparvum)
Lyme disease (Borrelia burgdorferi)
Ehrlichia

The reason you should do a full tick panel is because it is of the utmost importance to know exactly what diseases your dog has, in order to treat them effectively. Treating a dog blindly can have your dog undergoing long treatments for no good reason. Because most dogs have a co-infection, using the wrong antibiotic first will make the other diseases resistant. (See below referenced links)

Doxycycline is the starting antibiotic for most of these diseases. It on its own will kill off most of the diseases on the above list. There are a few of them that although it will weaken, will not cure. Bartonella and Babesia are the real tough ones. The treatments that I recommend are as follows:


Babesia Gibsoni :
Atovaquone (Mepron) 13.5 mg/kg PO TID (with a fatty meal) and azithromycin 10 mg/kg PO Q24 in combination for 10 days.

Babesia Canis
Imozol 1.25 cc /55 pounds
Repeat in 14 days

Bartonella Haemocanis Henselae
Doxycycline (5 mg/kg) and enrofloxacin
(5 mg/kg) Q 12 H for 6 weeks. Start Enrofloxacin 7 days after doxycycline for total 35 days only . (see #9 on 3rd article below)


Elrichia :
Doxycycline (5 mg/kg) 28 days
with 2 Imozol shots at 14 day intervals

Now, lets say that you have a dog with a Bartonella and Babesia co-infection. Then you would want to treat the Bartonella first before the Gibsoni.
The same applies for Elrichia and Gibsoni. Again, treating the diseases in the wrong order can make it impossible to cure the other one later on. DO FULL TICK BORNE PANEL, KNOW THE ORDER OF TREATMENTS, and be absolutely timely with the administration of the drugs. it's vital to the efficacy of the drugs.

As many people will read this article, I am not a veterinarian, This is based on my experience. Use these treatment protocols at your own risk, and do your own research. I hope it helps

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Originally Posted by SGC

Excellent info, thank you! I need to print it out and keep it with my dog medical stuff.

The effects of tick bourne diseases on humans is far reaching and it is the same deal, many Drs. do not know the most modern treatments. And these diseases can lie dormant in the body only to crop up years later.

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I wouldn't be opposed to an idexx 2828 test as part of the arrangement before a show