SICK YELLOW LAB.

[scott g]

I have a male yellow lab. that won't eat anymore unless I feed him Krill or Bloodworms. He doesn't have the bloat because he's looseing weight and he's not breathing hard or hiding. he's getting very skinny and has some very thin feces. what could it be? Internal parasites? everybody else seem's fine and are eating everything but not him. He's been this way for a few weeks. What gives?

[straitjacketstar]

I have a male yellow lab. that won't eat anymore unless I feed him Krill or Bloodworms. He doesn't have the bloat because he's looseing weight and he's not breathing hard or hiding. he's getting very skinny and has some very thin feces. what could it be? Internal parasites? everybody else seem's fine and are eating everything but not him. He's been this way for a few weeks. What gives?

A fish doesn't have to bloat to have bloat. Mbuna affected by often get very skinny and waste away.
Might be parasites. For now I'd stop feeding the bloodworms (you can kill a lab by feeding him copious amounts of bloodworm BTW) and treat with Metronidazol. Feed veggie/algae flakes (if he takes them) and daphnia to clean out his system. Metro should help whether it's bloat or parasites (some types).
If you see anything hang out of the anus, other than poo, let us know. Cestodes (tapeworms) and nematodes are harder to treat and require different meds for effective treatment.

[scott g]

A fish doesn't have to bloat to have bloat. Mbuna affected by often get very skinny and waste away.
Might be parasites. For now I'd stop feeding the bloodworms (you can kill a lab by feeding him copious amounts of bloodworm BTW) and treat with Metronidazol. Feed veggie/algae flakes (if he takes them) and daphnia to clean out his system. Metro should help whether it's bloat or parasites (some types).
If you see anything hang out of the anus, other than poo, let us know. Cestodes (tapeworms) and nematodes are harder to treat and require different meds for effective treatment.

Thanks but where do I get the Metronidazol? B.T.W. I didn't feed bloodworms or krill to my fish alot maybe 3 times every 2 or 3 weeks. I have them on some Anti-Bacterial pellets right now but he's not eating any of them but everybody else is. he seems to be loosing strength because he rest's on the gravel quite a bit now. He may be on his way out. I can handle that as long as he doesn't take anybody else with him. a couple other fish did bloat up a little bit for about 1 or 2 days but they are eating the medicated food and seem to be healthy again because they have brown stools again.

[straitjacketstar]

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