My dog has tested positive for lyme using the Snap4dx test. I have done everything this past time to make sure she didn't get lyme since my older dog was diagnosed 2.5 years ago. I used Frontline Plus, treated the yard for bugs and kept her away from deer tick areas. She only ever came up with normal dog ticks. I don't understand how this has happened. I did find some articles that say dogs will carry the bacteria in their urine but it doesn't say if other dogs can get the disease from the urine.
I don't know what to do, the vet didn't want to treat with doxy because she has no signs of it and no C6 test was performed. Any ideas or advice will be appreciated. Thanks.
PS - BTW I live in a concrete jungle not the burbs.
I have a lot of saved searches I can send you if you are interested. One of my dogs has had lyme's twice, and one was positive for lyme's when I rescued her. I shouldn't say one had it twice, the test was negative, but I thought it was a false negative. His symptoms were too familiar so my vet trusted me and we treated for lyme's. My b/f got lyme's last year...it is really nasty. He doesn't remember having a deer tick, just the common dog ticks.
She was exhibiting no specific sign it was just her routine screening for heart worm and lyme.
My other dog was 6 when she was diagnosed and was acting a bit off (acting possessive, started to attack the younger dog and grabbed a house cat when it started a fight, the cat lost an eye over this, we tried to save the eye but that's another story and this is what brought me to this website). She is almost 9 now and you can see her hips or back may have arthritis. I had her since she was a pup and she was in many deer tick infested areas over the course of her lifetime so I can see how she got lyme.
My 3 yo I have been more careful with, she has only gone to state/city parks maybe 5 times in her life none within the past 1-1.5 years. These places have deer ticks. I live in Philadelphia so the grass she usually see's is only on recreation fields. I live within 10 minutes of the center of town, not on the outskirts. I noticed recently her nose was feeling dry on occasion and that's about it.
Kimberly,
If you or your vet don't want to run a cycle of doxy, you should send out some blood for a count.
The snap test will tell you if the dog has been exposed, and will always show positive if the dog has Lymes. It's not something that is cured.
However a dog with a healthy immune system will almost always keep the disease in check. The blood count will tell you who is winning the battle. And in turn if the Doxy regimen is recommended.
I'm surprised the vet didn't explain it to you.
That's the weird thing, I guess I should have pressed the issue with them more, I asked her about doing a doxy cycle but she felt it wasn't needed unless the dog was showing signs of Lyme. With my older dog we did the Quantum C6 test, doxy and then ran the C6 test again in a few months. I was not familiar with the Snap test so I didn't know what to ask about it. They said her Lyme came back faint positive (I saw it was not that dark compared to the control), but reading over the companies website it says faint or not dark showing is still a positive and is not indicative of her Lyme levels. I should have pressed more but I think I was in shock.
As an addendum Kimberly,
I don't even pay for the snap test any more then once after the first positive. From then on I just say off the top, send out blood for a count.
I just figure the cost on the budget for the yearly check up.
Neither dog was vaccinated for Lyme. I had only heard bad things about Lyme vaccinations and no Dr's have ever even offered it to me. I still have no idea if lyme vaccinations are worth it.
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