My baby boi Radar tested positive for lyme disease yesterday :(
My baby boi Radar tested positive for lyme disease yesterday :(
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.
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.
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.)
Wishing for a speedy recovery!!!
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 🙁
I’m so very sorry.
Thank you
Has their been any updates? Will your baby be okay?
I haven't heard anything yet. :(
hugs
Sending positive vibrations!
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.
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)
Hope he has a speedy recovery.