What's the difference?
Urgency:Just Curious
Category: Health & Wellness
For: dogs, cats, fish, horses, reptiles, birds, small pets, other pets
Asked by: DogLover93 2 weeks ago
Are toccidia and coccidia the same thing?
update: the vet that I took my goats to definitely said toxidia and then the person that I purchased my goats from definitely said coccidia so I'm confused.
Answers from Zootooers
Answered by: Kelly (nitewisp) 5 days ago
I don't think Toccidia is anything but a misspelling of Coccidia. It wasn't in any veterinary dictionary or book I looked in. I did read several posts by people who thought their vets said toxidia when they actually said coccidia. I would call my vet to be sure & have him clarify.
Answered by: Jillian T. (dralionagogo) 2 weeks ago
coccidia is a microscopic parasite that infests the intestines of animals. toxidia is a genus of insects called skippers...they look like moths. when i did a search for toxidia there were forums talking about it in their dogs, but it sounds like they mistook the word coccidia.
