Chloe has an appointment with an Orthopedic Specialist on Friday

Am sure it is tons $$$ to see a specialist but seeing ortho seems a next step after blood work. I hop you will get clear answer what it is and is not. Good luck, will keep you in our thoughts!
 
Barkley has had recurring Lyme flareups every year. One year we had to treat him twice with doxycylene, the second round for six weeks, because his symptoms weren't clearing up and he was still ouchy. This year, we treated him in July, and then again three weeks ago one day he went dead lame on the same leg he always manifests on and he's on doxy again for a month.

I seem to recall that you treated Chloe for Lyme but can't remember how recently. Perhaps what you're seeing is the Lyme again...once they have it, in my experience it does keep coming back. I think it remains in their system and flareups are common.

I hope it's something with a simple cure. We did the orthopedic route with Barkley too the first year for a lot of money and it turned out that wasn't it. It was the Lyme.
 
Its awful through others bad experiences we keep learning. I hope Chloe has a good recovery. I had no idea Lyme can stick in their system. All I can do is wish the very best for her D.

Positive thoughts and prayers on their way for a quick recovery and hopefully some answers.
 
I am so sorry to hear Chloe is still having issues I certainly know what it is like seeing such a young dog go through health issues. Praying you find the cause and she'll be off to a speedy recovery.
 
Thanks everyone for your concern.

I ran down to my vet this morning and picked up her xray films to bring with me on Friday.

I also had my vet and Chloe's chiropractor/acupuncture vet fax over all of their files on Chloe over to the Specialists.

Ann...my regular vet believes that her limp is from damage from Lyme. I am so torn as to whether I should continue with the chiro/acupuncture or get her into a specialist. I am starting to lose sleep over this at night, so I am going to fork out the money for the Specialist. Just to be sure that it isn't something totally unrelated. Also, they may prescribe to PT for us to use on her as well. Chloe was on Doxy for most of the summer, and also has been on amoxicillan. It could be a waste of money, but for me it is worth the piece of mind.
 
danisgoat said:
Ann...my regular vet believes that her limp is from damage from Lyme. I am so torn as to whether I should continue with the chiro/acupuncture or get her into a specialist. I am starting to lose sleep over this at night, so I am going to fork out the money for the Specialist. Just to be sure that it isn't something totally unrelated. Also, they may prescribe to PT for us to use on her as well. Chloe was on Doxy for most of the summer, and also has been on amoxicillan. It could be a waste of money, but for me it is worth the piece of mind.
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You're right, Dani. We did the same thing with Barkley and the ortho specialist and I must say it gave me great peace of mind to know there was nothing there in spite of the cost. So from that standpoint, it is worth it.

One of our Sheltie Angles, Bandit, got Lyme for the first time as a two-year-old and it affected his joints until we lost him at age 13. He would frequently need "tune-ups" from the chiro/acupunture folks or some meds. But in his case, the acumpuncture made a huge and visible difference. Of course, it doesn't last and you have to keep going. We spot treated him with Rimadyl, which was really the only NASID available at the time. These days there are many more choices.

I do hope that Chloe's issue is something simple that you can treat easily. You might ask your vet about Traumeel -- it's the holistic form of aspirin that I've used with some success for joint/lameness issues long term. It's inexpensive too.
 
Ann said:
One of our Sheltie Angles, Bandit, got Lyme for the first time as a two-year-old and it affected his joints until we lost him at age 13. He would frequently need "tune-ups" from the chiro/acupunture folks or some meds. But in his case, the acumpuncture made a huge and visible difference. Of course, it doesn't last and you have to keep going. We spot treated him with Rimadyl, which was really the only NASID available at the time. These days there are many more choices.

I do hope that Chloe's issue is something simple that you can treat easily. You might ask your vet about Traumeel -- it's the holistic form of aspirin that I've used with some success for joint/lameness issues long term. It's inexpensive too.
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Thanks Ann. It gives me piece of mind that your dog lived until 13 while managing Lymes. Chloe was only 2 when she got the Lyme as well. And yes, the acupuncture works for her, so you are probably right that it is related to the Lyme. It is just so heartbreaking to watch her limp around, when she has so much zeal for life.

After she gets the acupuncture she is sore for about three days, and then she does great for about two weeks. It will be four weeks on Friday (I think) since her last acupuncture. She was due to go this Friday, but I cancelled it for the specialist appt. The acupuncture is expensive. I am getting chiro at the same time and it is $120 each visit. So, if she goes every three weeks like they said, that is a chunk of change for her maintenance. About how many visits did your dog need and what was the frequency for the acupuncture?

The Traumeel is a great idea. I have an appt. with my regular vet next week for annual stuff and some bloodwork, and I will write this down and ask him about it. I really don't want her to have to live on medicines forever. UGH.

Thanks.
 
I took Bandit weekly for acupuncture/chiropractic when he was at his worst. Then we'd taper off to every other week, and then when he needed it. You're right, it was expensive....over $100 for visits here too and that was years ago. Plus I had to drive an hour to get there. So it is effective, but is does take expensive maintenance.

Actually, the homeopathic med I had the best luck with for Bandit and my other dogs was something called DogGone Pain. I think it's made in Australia, but you can find it all over online. I found it was wonderful for joint pain. I also had him on joint supplements, which you probably also do for Chloe. Barkley has been on them too since he was six months old when this started. Maybe if you start with the Traumeel you can phase down to something like that.

I even tried giving Bandit Adequan shots at one point but found that didn't do a thing for him.

Good luck! There is an answer out there. You just have to keep trying things. You'll find it.
 
danisgoat said:
It could be a waste of money, but for me it is worth the piece of mind.
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Often, spending the money is well worth it if it brings you peace of mind. This was certainly the case with Sadie. My vet did not recommend seeing a specialist or doing physio, but I did it anyways. If nothing else, it certainly made ME feel better and Sadie enjoys the therapy.

Thinking of you, your family and Chloe. Let us know how the appointment goes!
 
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