Katie O'Connor Webboard User Reg: 01-09-2007
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Quote: randy allen
Screw that Katie,
I'd insist on it now! And as I'd asked about it on my previous visit I'd insist on it being done with no office charge.
Definitive studies have shown that a little more than 80% of dogs not ever treated for lymes show any clinical symtoms in their life time.
Without knowing what levels and just going on a positive/negative test. Your vet could be dumping pills into your dog for no good reason.
If your dog has lymes, it'll always show up positive. That doesn't mean, he/she isn't handling it well. And you won't know that until the antibodies are counted.
Tell your vet to either go back to school, or start mowing lawns for a living.
Randy
Randy -- thanks to you too, I needed to hear what you wrote to keep me in check. I appreciate it.
Katie O'Connor Webboard User Reg: 01-09-2007
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The C6 results came back yesterday. Ellie's C6 antibody level is 214.
In the study Kimberly linked to the initial levels ranged from 29 - 614. It appears those with 200+ levels were treated with a higher dose of Doxy for 28 days.
Ellie is in the lower dose range; I'm going to have a discussion with my vet on increasing the dosage vs. extending the current dosing length to 6-8 weeks.
Anyone have any personal experience relative to this or other sources of information on the subject?
BTW Randy -- the C6 was drawn and sent without a second office visit charge.
I have not read the attached articles, so forgive me if this was covered... Someone told me the other day that there is now a vaccine to prevent lymes disease in dogs and that she had gotten it for her dog. (We live in a heavy tick population area). My answer to her was I'd check into it - but from what I've read on this site, vaccines are not always the best route. Is anyone familiar with this?
Personally I think tick control/prevention is the more important consideration vs. vaccination. I'm now applying a topical tick control product and run a comb or brush through her coat everyday and especially after she's been in any tall grass fields or wooded areas.
I regret that I wasn't more conscientious of doing these things previously...
She seems to be doing well Steve -- she's more forward in many of her actions and has more of her vibrant, pushy spirited attitude back.
She still seems to be self-limiting on the jumps and wall in training so we're not doing much of that.
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I thought to post an update to this thread from earlier in the year.
I just had the Idexx C6 run again -- 6 months post treatment with Doxy (I stayed with the lower level dosing for 30 days). The level dropped from 214 to 99. According to Idexx protocol that is considered a successful response to the treatment. Yay!
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