Thread: How common is Giardia in Purebreed kittens?

We brought our kitten, Jaxx, home a little more than a month ago. He went for his 1st vet visit and tested positive for Giardia. I was very surprised because his stools seemed normal. We treated him with Augmentin, which he finished a month ago. He went to the vet again and I dropped off another sample and now his stool really stinks. They said he is probably positive again. (I will find out on Monday) What bothers me is that the vet told me that they are seeing Giardia very frequently lately, even with pedigree dogs/cats from reputable breeders. They told me it's very, very hard to get rid of and often takes multiple courses of antibiotics.

I emailed my breeder to inform her when he first came up positive. She seemed shocked and questioned me profusely about what lab methods were used. She thanked me and I never heard from her again. I can only assume her cats came up positive too because he certainly didn't get it from me.
I'm annoyed at her for not offering to reimburse me but I don't want to hound her for an extra 59.00. Truthfully, her house seemed immaculate and her cats are gorgeous. If he comes up positive again I will contact her.

Jaxx eats a lot and weighs 6.8lbs at 16 weeks. He doesn't look malnourished, but I'm concerned. Does anyone have any experience or advice?

PS... Even though he may be a little giardia butt he is adorable so I'm including a picture.