Cryptosporidium in dogs is a water-borne protozoan parasite that most commonly affects dogs who play in bodies of fresh water, and it can cause severe diarrhea among other symptoms. An infection with cryptosporidium is called cryptosporidiosis.
The parasite is excreted in the feces of infected animals, and when those animals defecate in bodies of fresh water, the contamination can affect other animals, like dogs, that…
