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Need Help!!! Lyme disease
I just recently moved from Southern Arizona to Northern Virginia. I
took my 4 year old Black Lab to the vet within 1 week of moving. They took a blood sample and said he had a high count of ??? and possible had Lyme disease. The vet prescribed doxycycline. An extra sample was taken and sent to the Laboratory for further testing (C6). I received a call from the vet today stating that the normal level would be under 30. His count is 264! My lab seems to be in perfect health and shows NO symptoms of Lyme that I have read about. My question is: Is it possible to get Lyme disease from a tick in less than a week during the winter? I ask this assuming that there was no chance that he got this in Arizona. Also the count of 264 seems outrageous and I am wondering if there is anything that may show a "false positive" Any feedback would be EXTREMELY appreciated as I am VERY worried for my dog! Thank you |
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Need Help!!! Lyme disease
wrote in message:S I just recently moved from Southern Arizona to Northern Virginia. From one Northern Virginian to another, Welcome! Is it possible to get Lyme disease from a tick in less than a week during the winter? I ask this assuming that there was no chance that he got this in Arizona. He probably caught it back in Arizona. According to the CDC, there were only 45 human cases of Lyme in Arizona in the past 10 years, but I read elsewhere that the disease is seriously underreported/underdiagnosed in that part of the world, and the estimate is that only one in 1000 are reported. I am VERY worried for my dog! Honestly, it is very treatable. Mid-Atlantic appears to be Tick Central, so you will need to be quite vigilant about the whole tick thing. Don't rely on top-spot treatments like Frontline, and always do tick checks, daily if possible. I've gone through 3 cycles of Lyme treatment between 2 dogs, and they're both fine now. Two of the times we caught it, neither was symptomatic. Suja |
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Need Help!!! Lyme disease
Lymes can clear up with one round of doxy but it's not uncommon for the
levels to not go down for over a year so don't expect that this will clear it up especially with a level this high. Buddy didn't show any signs of Lyme when I got him but her had a level of 132 and even after treatment he's still a high positive. I'm getting him tested again in June and if it's still high he gets treated again. He still shows no signs of Lyme but it's a nasty disease that can cause permanent irrevocable damage so it has to be treated even if they dog appears fine. I suggest you join the Tick_L list for more information. They are the experts on this since many of them have been battling this with their dogs for a long time http://saluqi.home.netcom.com/ticklinks.htm wrote in message oups.com... I just recently moved from Southern Arizona to Northern Virginia. I took my 4 year old Black Lab to the vet within 1 week of moving. They took a blood sample and said he had a high count of ??? and possible had Lyme disease. The vet prescribed doxycycline. An extra sample was taken and sent to the Laboratory for further testing (C6). I received a call from the vet today stating that the normal level would be under 30. His count is 264! My lab seems to be in perfect health and shows NO symptoms of Lyme that I have read about. My question is: Is it possible to get Lyme disease from a tick in less than a week during the winter? I ask this assuming that there was no chance that he got this in Arizona. Also the count of 264 seems outrageous and I am wondering if there is anything that may show a "false positive" Any feedback would be EXTREMELY appreciated as I am VERY worried for my dog! Thank you |
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