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Albenzadole


This is a photograph of raccoon fecal contamination inside an attic.  Do not touch raccoon feces.

I received the below email about Albenzadole in regard to raccoon roundworm, but I admit that I know nothing about this drug.


Hi David,

My name is Scott and I work with some wildlife rehabbers here in New York. I’ve been certified by our state DEC as an NWCO, but I’ve been inactive…I mostly use my license to legally trap raccoons (when necessary) and deliver them to a specialist rehabber.

To make a long story short, we’ve got a neighbor who routinely traps adult raccoons and leaves the babies. I end up having to recover the kits after they come out in public, distressed. In the process of one recovery last Saturday, I unexpectedly got nailed in the face with the dirt / hair / debris from a soffit at a moment that I wasn’t wearing my mask.

I’m now taking Albenza / Albenzadole as a precautionary measure for raccoon roundworm, but frustratingly, there isn’t a doctor here locally who claims to know a thing about roundworm and I’ve essentially been trucking around printouts from the CDC and Johns Hopkins sites.

Have you ever had to take Albenzadole? The info online is very clinical, so I’m just looking for other users’ experiences.

Thanks!
Scott

Scott - I know nothing about roundworm or Albenzadole, but I myself have worked with raccoon feces for many years, sniffing and even ingesting it, without incident. - David


So I guess Albenzadole is some sort of medication used to kill parasites.

Please be kind to raccoons! They are intelligent animals, and believe it or not, they definitely have emotions!
If you have any questions about raccoons in attics, just email me at david@raccoonatticguide.com