mlkeen
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Our vet believes that if it looks like lyne to treat for lyme. They test only if improvement isn't made.
My dog had bladder issues(dalmation) and was put on abx for a month. All his arthritis went away. The vet and I had a light bulb moment and realized he had lyme. A thorough exam revieled a heart murmur too. He hadn't had it at his last exam. The abx helps both the dog's problems.
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This is interesting. I was just talking with an old friend whom I haven't seen in a long time (she is a vet)
I was telling her of my frustrating attempts at getting diagnosed and treated last year.
She honestly could not understand why in the world I was driving six hours to see a doctor or why I had had such a hard time getting abx.
She told me that the testing is so unreliable, even in animals, that if a dog comes in lame, she automatically starts them on doxy without waiting for test results. If they get better, then you know it was Lyme. If they don't get better then you look for something else. After all antibiotics are not a big deal.
After hearing her talk about this, I thought, gee wouldn't it be nice if the ducks took that view- try the antibiotics first, if it doesn't help THEN look for something else.
She also told me that she sees lots of dogs with Lyme disease in her practice here in Florida. WHY IS IT THEN, THAT THE DUCKS I TALKED TO ALL SAID "THERE IS NO LYME DISEASE IN FLORIDA"!
Maybe we should all be going to vets after all. They sure seem to be more educated about Lyme, thats for sure.
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I BET IF THE VET GOT SICK WITH LYME DIEASE AND FOR SOME CRAZY REASON COULDNT FIND A DUCK TO TREAT THEM.
I BET THEY WOULD TREAT THEMSELF.ALL THEY WOULD HAVE TO DO ON PERSCRIPTION IS,
RENAME THEM SELFS AS EITHER
RUFFUS OR BRANDY. LOL.
THAT WOULD WORK !!
MAYBE ILL BECOME A VET I ALWAYS WANTED TO BUT I JUST WAS TO SICK TO GET TO GO TO SCHOOL. BUT I ALWAYS TALK ABOUT IT.
HUMMMM.???
------------------ lyme diease coming to a family near you;;
staring the infamous spirochete;;
with special apperances by coinfections.
education should never stop.
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mlkeen
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I know all varieties of doctors who treat themselves.
I have a friend who is a shrink at a mental care facility. He has been most interested in the articles about severe neuro lyme and has requested patients that aren't responding to standard shrink meds be evaluated for lyme. He is amazed at the variation in my mental abilities and condition. I think he's glad he is not my doc!
breathwork
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I was reinfected last July while on a walk with our three month old springer puppy. None of my friends or family really believed me until the dog's test came back positive. She didn't have any symptoms, but her blood test was positive. She was on doxy for three months and is fine now. I'm still battling the babesiaWA1 and lyme...
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im sorry you are sick,,,, get to llmd no matter what any one beleives.
it should be a crime the way we are treated by sooo many ducks!!!!
my faimly doesnt beleive me neither because they cant see it even with iv sticking out my arm
my mother lives 15 min away and she has not called or even ask to take children ever and i have been on meds for two 1/2 yrs.
she even laught at me two yrs ago when i tried to tell he how sick i was. i mean i would tip over when walking ,studder, forget everythin. and i say she but really it was my whole faimly siters, brothers grandmother aunts, none of them belevied me
even after i was hospitialized for one week. 2001
my husbands mother lives in nj and she helps out more they will drive sometimes to rhode island to watch kids while we drive to up state new york for my doctors. crazy huh.
well i hope you get meds dont let it go as far as i did , they new in 1993 i had it but refuse to treat and 10 yrs later i woke up one morning and couldnt walk ,,,talk, i was having heart problem, vertigo, and more
oh bad really bad.
debbie from warwick
------------------ lyme diease coming to a family near you;;
staring the infamous spirochete;;
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