My dog Dash has been diagnosed with Lyme. He was vaccinated as a puppy but then my vet(at the time--I've since switched to another dr who dx Dash with Lyme) told me there were too many risks associated with Lyme vaccines and I--being one to err on the side of caution--did not vaccinate him for it. Of course, he was on the topical tick meds but even so, after a jaunt in the woods, I would occasionally find one on him or me.
My vet didn't want to do a Tick panel because of so many false positives but he was finally convinced to do so and it did come back positive and since Dash has presented with symptoms of lameness, discomfort and all over pain, he is treating.
He gave me a week's worth of Rimadyl which he said should work within 24 hours but it was several days. Once the rimadyl and doxy overlapped by 3 days, Dash was noticeably himself again, full of his smiling self again. The Rimadyl ran out on Tuesday or Wednesday. He was doing great until last night when all of his symptoms came back.
The night emergency vet gave me more Rimadyl to get me through tomorrow but then he asked me how much doxy Dash was on and he disagreed with the amount. He thought it should be double the amount. Today, I called all of the specialist hospitals and only one would give me their opinion(they would dose the same as the regular vet)
Last week, my vet's associate said their lab "can't do the C6 test"!! They didn't do the snap4dx test but one "that is better than that one"
So tomorrow I need to call the vet and try to get somewhere with this.
I want to know why they can't do the C6, why his symptoms came back, if I should keep Rimadyl on hand and what else? What do I need to do? What else should I ask? Where should I turn?
The ER vet is from Lyme Conn and says he has a special interest in Lymes and goes to all the symposiums etc. He offered to give me more meds if my vet won't. He's just an er vet though so it's not as if he will be able to be testing him and keeping up with all of it.
I just don't know how to handle this situation. I do not want Dash to be under or over treated.
I'm shocked about how bad Lyme can be and I'm scared also. I would appreciate your experiences with Lyme disease. Thank you
My vet didn't want to do a Tick panel because of so many false positives but he was finally convinced to do so and it did come back positive and since Dash has presented with symptoms of lameness, discomfort and all over pain, he is treating.
He gave me a week's worth of Rimadyl which he said should work within 24 hours but it was several days. Once the rimadyl and doxy overlapped by 3 days, Dash was noticeably himself again, full of his smiling self again. The Rimadyl ran out on Tuesday or Wednesday. He was doing great until last night when all of his symptoms came back.
The night emergency vet gave me more Rimadyl to get me through tomorrow but then he asked me how much doxy Dash was on and he disagreed with the amount. He thought it should be double the amount. Today, I called all of the specialist hospitals and only one would give me their opinion(they would dose the same as the regular vet)
Last week, my vet's associate said their lab "can't do the C6 test"!! They didn't do the snap4dx test but one "that is better than that one"
So tomorrow I need to call the vet and try to get somewhere with this.
I want to know why they can't do the C6, why his symptoms came back, if I should keep Rimadyl on hand and what else? What do I need to do? What else should I ask? Where should I turn?
The ER vet is from Lyme Conn and says he has a special interest in Lymes and goes to all the symposiums etc. He offered to give me more meds if my vet won't. He's just an er vet though so it's not as if he will be able to be testing him and keeping up with all of it.
I just don't know how to handle this situation. I do not want Dash to be under or over treated.
I'm shocked about how bad Lyme can be and I'm scared also. I would appreciate your experiences with Lyme disease. Thank you