Ask the Vet About Lyme Disease

Question:We had a friend who is a vet give an unofficial diagnosis of Lyme disease on my dog (lethargic, long and somewhat smelly pees, paint and swollen joints, can’t stand on his own) but she told us to pick up antibiotics for him, recommending Amoxycillin or Doxycycline but never told us which. Is one better or more effective than the other for Lyme?

Question:Hi. We have 2 young basset hounds (2 & 18 mos) and a 5yrold Boxador. We travel to Michigan from SC in the summers and usually get the Lyme Vaccination before we leave because it seemed to be worse up there. Do you still recommend doing that or are you against it. I'm confused by what I read. We have them on heartworm and flea and tic preventative monthly also.

Question:can cats get lyme disease? i was told it is very rare for a cat to get it. is this true?

Question:Can I purchase preventative medicine anywhere besides from a veternarian to give my dog to prevent Lyme disease. I recently moved to NC and heard they don't give vaccines instead monthly doses of some liquid.

Question:What shots do my dogs need before going out to hunt ,hogs, coyotes, and racoons?

Question:My dog started Doxycycline Monday and has a decreased appetite, how long does this last?

Question:My dog had a tick on its leg I removed the tick and it has a red ring around where the tick was and my vet is on vacation and I don?t know if he need an Antibiotic he is 6 months old puppy and if he need an antibiotic I would like to order from 1-800 pet meds but I don?t know what dosage he needs

Question:Should I be worried that there?s a bump left behind where I removed a tick from my dogs head? He is also limping his front paw for the past few days because I could not find the tick for a day or 2.. not sure if these are signs of Lyme disease or if my dog needs to see the vet immediately?? (It is a weekend so I will call them come Monday unless this is urgent) :/

Question:Our dog Finn has tested positive for Lyme but is asymptomatic. He seems to react poorly to Advantix II topical (vomiting, etc). Are certain flea and tick preventatives more likely to to cause these side effects in Lyme positive dogs? Are there preventatives that are more suitable for Lyme positive dogs than others?

Question:My dog has lymes disease and i dont know what to give him. The vet prescribed doxycycline but it makes him throw up and they said that hjs inly choice. Please help :(

Question:What are the uses/benefits for arthritis from having lyme desease causing severe arthritis in the hips and back

Question:I have a 10 year old pitbull, about a month ago he began acting strange ie: pacing, whining and crying, not eating well and snapping at me, growling and other strange behaviours. He hasn't barked in over a 3 weeks and shows no happiness for any of his favorite things or people! He won't even go near my truck, let alone get in to go, which was his favorite thing to do! I took him to the vet 2 weeks ago today and he tested positive for lyme. Vet immediately put Brady on Doxycycline 100 mg, 3 a day times 28 days. Also on vetprofen 75 mg tabs....Brady weighed 67 pounds on Nov 12, 2018. There seems to be times where he is better than others. My question/concern is his quality of life, he'll be 10 this Thursday, so he's young. Reading these other questions has given me hope/insight, but will he ever be anywhere near his normal self again? It hurts me to hear him crying and wandering so much and I feel so helpless!!!! Please any advise on his return to happy or will he be like this for the rest of his day's? Thank you so much in advance Tina

Question:My vet took routine bloodwork last October. It came back with a positive for Ehrlichia..we faithfully give our dog the tick treatment. Vet office said switch from generic to name brand so we did and gave her antibiotic. We also haven't seen any ticks on our YELLOW lab. This October (last week) we had routine blood work done again. This time all was good except another tick disease..anaplasmosis. They want to do antibiotics again. Is this possible. We don't live in the woods. We still haven't seen any ticks on her. Is our vet toying with us?

Question:My dog has been taking antibiotics for about a week now, his behaviors have not changed. Constantly trying to hide, not eating, crying, non responsive, walks aimlessly around

Question:I want a second opinion on giving my 3 month old puppy 1 ml liquid doxycycline twice a day for ehrlichia and anaplasmosis tick diseases? Everything online says she?s too young, but this is what my vet told me to do. I?d like to know what you think?