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Topic: What Lyme and Co's tests should my dog have?

cottonbrain
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If I get my dog tested at NCSU (North Carolina State Universtiy), what tests should I request?

Anyone know how accurate the canine tests are?

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Lymetoo
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Member # 743

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I think they are more accurate than human tests. Hope your doggie feels better soon!

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LisaK
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how can it be more accurate??? I just had my dog at vet too and she was trying to tell me about lyme....

i asked how they could know so much about dogs , and that dogs have vacccine, and al lthat...

and they could see results within 5 minutes???????!!!!!!!!

what the heck?

and it was the ELISA!

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LisaK
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I declined a test and said id think about it, and then the next week a giant blood filled tick fell off my dog. !!

[Eek!]

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Lymetoo
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Yep .. they take better care of animals than humans!

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