dogface puffer going potty?

[dab335]

hey guys, have my dogface in qt, what should i be looking for in terms of his going to the bathroom?

[Nick]

Brown stuff/black stuff - good
white strings - bad

[dab335]

ok, thanks, everything seems ok then. Are the white stringy things worms?

[Nick]

They aren't actual worms, but they're a sine of some kind of internal parasites, possibly worms, possibly protozoan wasting disease, which must be treated.

[dab335]

what would u treat that with?

[Nick]

Levimisole and praziquantel are effective against actual worms. Metrodiazole and flubendazole kill most protozoans, many actual worms, and sometimes snails. I generally use jungle parasite cure fizz tabs these days, they have metrodiazole and praziquentel, and are cheap and easy to find.

[dab335]

Thanks for the info, Nick!