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by Rezkat5 on 25 January 2009 - 23:01

And yes, the dogs where it goes straight to the kidneys, it's usually not good at all. Those are the cases that scare me. Usually they are showing signs of active Lyme. Some dogs are just a little off too with it, whereas others have come in completely down with a high fever and lethargy. Those are the case that we are happy to see come up positive for Lyme, because they usually do respond so well to the treatment. And have triodegirl said, is a "new" dog in 3 days.

Let us know how is repeat bloodwork looks.....

by VMHK9 on 25 January 2009 - 23:01

I have Lyme Disease myself my titer count was four times the normal count but since have recovered. I guess the point I'm trying to make is Lyme affects a dog the same way it effects humans. Depending on the severity of it. Lyme is notorios for affecting the nervous system more than anything else. Even though medication fixs it , it only makes it go dormant like cancer does. Also most Lyme cases in human and dogs are relapses were it will pop up agin but worse and worse ansd so on. We had a dog that ended up with Lyme and lived to 14. But on that last go around was very hard on him especially ( shaky hind quarters and his vision and mind were destroyed ( dimentia ). Wish you the best of luck with it and very sorry to hear about your dog.

by Ryanhaus on 26 January 2009 - 00:01

Bottom line Kathy,

The vaccine is also new and probably still in the test stages,

how did that 5 year heartworm vaccine do?

I'm being told that my 17 year old daughter needs the HPV vaccine,
do you know that they are not sure how it will affect you in 10 years from now......

Also, what about the mercury in childrens vaccines, how'd that go.....................

If you are comfortable about injecting your body or your best friends body with chemicals,

Hey, go for it..............

I'm NOT...............

I just lost my sister to cancer & she did all the chemo treatments imaginable,
she asked me "What would you do?" when she was first diagnoised,
I now realize after seeing her deteriorate as fast as she did, I would do nothing, but put my hands in God,
she didn't drink, she didn't smoke, she was on a veggie diet, she walked miles everyday, when she passed away
the whole family was like......wow.....Maggie......the healthiest one in the family............................

All I'm saying is treat yourself in a holistic way, you'll be all the better for it

by Ryanhaus on 26 January 2009 - 01:01

This is Sam,

She has had Lyme disease for 3 years,..........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsQ4szeyniU

This is Theo, he has Lyme disease:,,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3LDQW9jFIo

This is Claire she has Lyme disease:,,,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2rNNAvSQJU She's the yellow Lab! OH, & she had her pups 2 days after this video was taken

by Ryanhaus on 26 January 2009 - 01:01

Doesn't anybody out there remember the "70"'s when we would just go to the fire station and get us
a rabies shot or a distemper shot.............

ANYONE??????????

by Rezkat5 on 26 January 2009 - 01:01

mirasmom,

not here to start a dispute, just my own personal experience with it.

Kathy

this dog in question, was symptomatic......

your dogs were most likely exposed, and were able to clear the infection themselves. The treatment is for dogs who cannot clear it on their own. If one of mine were to come up positive, without symptoms, I would not treat.

by gsd39mr on 26 January 2009 - 02:01

Also remember no medication, even antibiotics are risk free. I also live in CT and when my girl was diagnosed with Lyme a few years ago she was also put on Doxycycline. Within a few days she wasn't acting herself, then she didn't want to eat-this dog never refused any food! In addition her urine seemed dark to me. She was having a rare side effect of the Doxy-Liver Toxicity, her liver enzymes were through the roof. Luckily a week after stopping it they were almost normal. We did treat her Lyme with Amoxicillin for a month.

Jo Ann

by triodegirl on 26 January 2009 - 03:01

And remember back in the good old days when the average life span was something like 30 or 40 years? None of this would matter because most of us would already be dead.

I'll ask the vet about the hair loss :)

by CAROL on 26 January 2009 - 10:01

We have a dog in the UK that had Lyme disease, she caught it when she was 3 years old, she is now 9 and fine. She nearly died and was very very ill. She was treated with various different drugs, from memory mainy oxytetracycline. After 2 months of no improvement she was put on very high dosage prednislerone and never looked back after that. She was on pred for about 5 months, gradually weaning the dosage down. Lyme affects dogs differently, she had the classic swollen joints and muscle wastage, please take it very seriously, we nearly lost our lovely Vlori.

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