Chloe has Lymes Disease

[danisgoat]

Here we go again.

Chloe woke up this morning with a slight limp in her front leg. I knew it! This really stinks that she can't get rid of this!!!! I am so upset.

I knew from her gait last week that I discussed here
http://sheltieforums.com/showthread.php?t=6985&page=2&highlight=chiropractor
that she was just not right in her joints. I was thinking it was more of something out of place, not the Lyme. But in the back of my mind, I thought the Lyme was there.

So, tomorrow morning I will call my vet and try to get in tomorrow afternoon.

She has done two - 4-week rounds of doxycycline. She has been of the ABX for almost 2 weeks.

I think someone else suggested a different ABX...was it Amoxicillan?

I will see what the vet thinks.

Ho Hum....this stinks.

 

[take4roll10]

Oh no! Poor Chloe lyme disease sounds awful. I hope her next round of treatment works.

 

[dawns2shelties]

I am so sorry to hear Chloe has to go through this again. Gypsy and Chandler send her hugs. We are keeping you all in our prayers for a speedy recovery.

 

[Justicemom]

Here we go again.

Chloe woke up this morning with a slight limp in her front leg. I knew it! This really stinks that she can't get rid of this!!!! I am so upset.

I knew from her gait last week that I discussed here
http://sheltieforums.com/showthread.php?t=6985&page=2&highlight=chiropractor
that she was just not right in her joints. I was thinking it was more of something out of place, not the Lyme. But in the back of my mind, I thought the Lyme was there.

So, tomorrow morning I will call my vet and try to get in tomorrow afternoon.

She has done two - 4-week rounds of doxycycline. She has been of the ABX for almost 2 weeks.

I think someone else suggested a different ABX...was it Amoxicillan?

I will see what the vet thinks.

Ho Hum....this stinks.

Yes amoxicillin. That's the other drug that treats Lyme. Her lyme could be resistant to doxy. Just a thought.

 

[SheltieChe]

or you better find good holistic vet - Lyme is a complex condition, not exactly fully understood yet. I have heard of very promising results from alternative treatments.
scroll down this page until you see Lyme disease topic-
http://acadiashelties.blogspot.com/...-max=2008-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&max-results=50
it is about human problems but Lyme in animals runs just about same course and requires same treatment...

 

[danisgoat]

Quick update.

My vet put Chloe on 100mg of doxi (before we were doing 50mg). She bounced right back! Today she was racing circles around the yard, leaping in the air. It was FANTASTIC to see her feeling better so fast.

We had some Agility Games today at the 4-H Fair. I let my daughter take her in and they got 2nd place out of 25 contestants. She did not get first because she knocked down a bar and get penalties. She ROCKED and FLEW through the course. Go Chlo-Bear.

I am still keeping my appt. with the Chiro. on Friday, as I want her to just get a good thorough exam.

Go Chloe
Love that girl

 

[dawns2shelties]

This is fantastic news!! I am so glad she is feeling better. Second place!!! That's great for her and your Daughter you must be so proud and should be.

Go Chloe Give us a C... Give us and H ....Give us an L .... oh heck with that just give her a treat.

 

[corbinam]

Quick update.

My vet put Chloe on 100mg of doxi (before we were doing 50mg). She bounced right back! Today she was racing circles around the yard, leaping in the air. It was FANTASTIC to see her feeling better so fast.

We had some Agility Games today at the 4-H Fair. I let my daughter take her in and they got 2nd place out of 25 contestants. She did not get first because she knocked down a bar and get penalties. She ROCKED and FLEW through the course. Go Chlo-Bear.

I am still keeping my appt. with the Chiro. on Friday, as I want her to just get a good thorough exam.

Go Chloe
Love that girl

I'm so happy to hear that she bounced back so quickly!!! Hopefully that will take care of it once and for all this time.

PS: Any video of the agility? I don't think I've seen much of Chloe, other than your video in the backyard. I bet she was so happy to be running unencumbered again.

 

[take4roll10]

Wonderful News! I'm so happy to hear she is feeling better.

Congrats to Chloe and your daughter! 2nd place out of 25 is a great achievement!

 

[danisgoat]

I'm so happy to hear that she bounced back so quickly!!! Hopefully that will take care of it once and for all this time.

PS: Any video of the agility? I don't think I've seen much of Chloe, other than your video in the backyard. I bet she was so happy to be running unencumbered again.

No....I didn't take any videos :-( I will try and get a video of her running her course on Friday night. Tomorrow is Team Obedience and Rally.