ColleenSwerb
12-20-2008, 10:11 PM
It's been a rough day or two, and I just wanted to thank you all so much for the kind words and virtual hugs.
I spoke with the vet again tonight, and after looking over Tiger's file again, she thinks it's probably better to start treatment. It's only $27 for the antibiotics for the month, so there's no reason not to. I just had to talk it over with Jordan before I made any decisions. Back in the spring/early summer Tiger was limping randomly. We spent a good chunk o' change on xrays to see if it was arthritis ($500 later, it wasn't). Looking back, that COULD have been a flare up of Lyme Disease, as one of the main symptoms is lameness, and that lameness can sometimes switch legs. I brought her to vet right away after we saw the bite on her about 1.5 years ago (the tick was gone before we saw it, so we didn't think it had been on for very long, and it takes like 12 hours for it to be transferred from the tick to the animal). She tested negative when we brought her in, and they don't do treatment until a positive testing. Nothing came up at her annual appt last year (about 6 months after the bite) and I had pretty much forgotten about it until the vet said she tested positive.
Anyway, I'm rambling again. We're starting her Lyme treatments on monday (1 month of antibiotics, 3 pills once a day). So, it's going to work out just fine. It won't completely irradicate the disease, but it makes me feel alot better to be proactive about the treatment. We'll just have to keep this more on the forefront of our thoughts from now on. Any lameness could be a flair up, and she'll have to get to the vets asap for treatment. But, she's just her normal happy go lucky self at the moment, so it's more for preventative purposes.
I'm still down about losing my friend, but, she's not coming back. I just have to deal the best I can, and kinda move on. I'm going to print and frame the LO I'm working on, and display it near my desk. That way I can't really be caught off guard by the sadness again. She's always with me in my heart, and nothing can change that.
So, again, thank you. I love this community so much more than these words could ever express. You guys are the best, I :wub: you!!
I spoke with the vet again tonight, and after looking over Tiger's file again, she thinks it's probably better to start treatment. It's only $27 for the antibiotics for the month, so there's no reason not to. I just had to talk it over with Jordan before I made any decisions. Back in the spring/early summer Tiger was limping randomly. We spent a good chunk o' change on xrays to see if it was arthritis ($500 later, it wasn't). Looking back, that COULD have been a flare up of Lyme Disease, as one of the main symptoms is lameness, and that lameness can sometimes switch legs. I brought her to vet right away after we saw the bite on her about 1.5 years ago (the tick was gone before we saw it, so we didn't think it had been on for very long, and it takes like 12 hours for it to be transferred from the tick to the animal). She tested negative when we brought her in, and they don't do treatment until a positive testing. Nothing came up at her annual appt last year (about 6 months after the bite) and I had pretty much forgotten about it until the vet said she tested positive.
Anyway, I'm rambling again. We're starting her Lyme treatments on monday (1 month of antibiotics, 3 pills once a day). So, it's going to work out just fine. It won't completely irradicate the disease, but it makes me feel alot better to be proactive about the treatment. We'll just have to keep this more on the forefront of our thoughts from now on. Any lameness could be a flair up, and she'll have to get to the vets asap for treatment. But, she's just her normal happy go lucky self at the moment, so it's more for preventative purposes.
I'm still down about losing my friend, but, she's not coming back. I just have to deal the best I can, and kinda move on. I'm going to print and frame the LO I'm working on, and display it near my desk. That way I can't really be caught off guard by the sadness again. She's always with me in my heart, and nothing can change that.
So, again, thank you. I love this community so much more than these words could ever express. You guys are the best, I :wub: you!!