He has no symptoms, and I will find out in a few days if he needs antibiotics. He is exhausted from the vet visit.
Lyme disease is a bitch, but very treatable. He'll be okay. This will suck, but he'll be okay.
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Yeah. He is very healthy other than this, so I am confident he'll be fine. Still upsetting though.
OP I went through this too. Dog had no symptoms and lived to be 14.5, which is great for a lab. Lots of love and vet visits, but Radar will be okay.
Never felt so inclined to offer free tummy rubs all day. Poor guy.
He has been getting cuddles all day
I had Lyme Disease and it sucked, felt like a zombie walking through a sick foggy dream world until I got antibiotics. Luckily I noticed pretty quick it was from a deer tick. I hope your pupper gets treated and has a full recovery 😁
A dog we got from a rescue 9 years ago still dings positive for Lyme when she goes to the vet. It's apparently an antibody test and they keep those for a very long time - very treatable, just know she may always test positive for it now.
Yup, we got a rescue one as well that tests positive after the last treatment was years ago
No symptoms ever since
Yeah. My vet told me he'll always show as positive.
Wishing for a speedy recovery!!!
My pup also got Lyme disease. I thought it was the end, but she recovered so well and we got a few more years together. She was an English bulldog, so a few more years for them is a lot. I know bloodwork is a pain and pricey, but absolutely monitor his kidneys over time, keeping on top of kidney function with Lyme is super helpful. Even when the kidney values are low, there’s prescription diets that can help with everything. (I worked in vet medicine too, so know these things.)
That sucks! I swear I JUST saw your post welcoming him home. Hopefully the little guy will bounce back quick
Lol I got him a year ago. I posted about having him for a year tho.
hopefully you can just do the antibiotics either way. They spring back after treatment.
I'm so sorry to hear 🙁
Has their been any updates? Will your baby be okay?
I haven't heard anything yet. :(
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I’m so very sorry.
Thank you
Only observation here, not a vet here but, other animals do not get the same symptoms as humans in fact deer are virtually immune to Lyme disease. Lyme disease in dogs tends to make them tired and listless. I'm sure they have sore joints too. Antibiotics clear up the disease better for dogs, if they can tolerate them, than humans.
My vet asked me if he had any of the dog symptoms and she explained them. He has none of them, thankfully.
How did you discover he had it?
I got him a heartworm test so he can be on a specific worming medication and the rest came back positive for lyme. The working medication is a preventative and needed because both of my dogs keep getting parasites from eating dirt.
If only there was a vaccine for Lyme disease so the poor pupper wouldn't have had to suffer in the first place
There is. I think he may have been exposed before I got him. I adopted him before the shelter even did his shots and stuff so he didn't have any protection until he was in my care. He was found wandering the wilderness and taken to the shelter, so he probably got lyme from wandering.
Poor thing, I'm glad he has a loving family now. I once found a golden retriever wandering the forest while hiking in Indiana. She had so many ticks on her we had to take her to an emergency vet (since it was Sunday) to get them off. Luckly she was microchipped and we found her family who has been looking for her for over a week at the time.
my dog has allergy issue and has reacted badly to many medicines. Like flea and tick preventative. She does all right with rabies but we have had so many aweful and expensive issues that we really don't want to chance any we don't have to do. Given that we stay away from the wild areas (which sucks because this dog loves to play and I would love to bring her to one)
That's probably more of a reason to get her vaccinated. Those topical flea and tick meds are rough. We got our cat vaccinated even though she was 100% indoor because she used to get too sick with topicals and liked to cuddle the dog.
Its something no one who experiences it can make a call on honestly. I hate the food she is on but we don't dare change it. You have to continously pick up the diarea (not for days. for weeks. over a month) and pay the medical bills to understand why. She is alive and doing well currently and we have our heads currently above water.
Sending positive vibrations!
Hope he has a speedy recovery.