danisgoat
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They did test for Lyme, right? I think I remember you saying that they did that awhile ago.
Limping again.. :(
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SheltieChe
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test is unreliable. Sorry I do not remember your specifics but we are dealing with limping as well, after laser/ water therapy/ chiro we kept returning to limping with Che. I started him on doxy just because.... and sure enough limping is gone... Just our experience...
danisgoat
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Same experience here.
corbinam
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I'm sorry--how frustrating. I hope that Megan gets better after this round of abx.
marymrumfelt
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I was under the impression Rimadyl is a pain killer... is this not right? Just curious for future reference in case my animals are prescribed it or something.
corbinam
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Yeah, I don't know why I said abx. My bad!!!! What I meant was that I hope she gets better after this round of REST
Our Vet is convinced Megan does not have Lyme or even any symptoms of it. The only symptom she is presenting is in the one leg, (no yelping, no crying, otherwise, 100% normal). She seems to limp when she first gets up and after jumping down off the couch. Today the Vet saw no evidence of arthritis in the ex-ray.
We'll do an MRI in a few weeks if she is still limping. It's presenting like a sprain, soft tissue/ligament etc. She will take Rimadyl, (an anti-inflammatory) for the next two weeks since it did seem to help this last time.
We'll do an MRI in a few weeks if she is still limping. It's presenting like a sprain, soft tissue/ligament etc. She will take Rimadyl, (an anti-inflammatory) for the next two weeks since it did seem to help this last time.
marymrumfelt
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Our Vet is convinced Megan does not have Lyme or even any symptoms of it. The only symptom she is presenting is in the one leg, (no yelping, no crying, otherwise, 100% normal). She seems to limp when she first gets up and after jumping down off the couch. Today the Vet saw no evidence of arthritis in the ex-ray.
We'll do an MRI in a few weeks if she is still limping. It's presenting like a sprain, soft tissue/ligament etc. She will take Rimadyl, (an anti-inflammatory) for the next two weeks since it did seem to help this last time.
I'm confused, though. Rimadly is just masking the pain. Sure it helps when she's on it! But how do they expect her to get better from it?
Also, if it's sprained, wouldn't she yip!? I've sprained my ankle, and it hurts! That makes it seem EVEN more like Lymes! Doctors really don't like diagnosing Lymes! I don't know anything about the symptoms, but I'd listen to these people who have firsthand experience with it. It doesn't hurt to test... it's gotta be cheaper than an MRI! I hope she gets better whatever it is and it doesn't cost you an arm and a leg!
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marymrumfelt
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Yeah, I don't know why I said abx. My bad!!!! What I meant was that I hope she gets better after this round of REST
lol! I wasn't trying to pick up on you! I was just like wait! I don't know much about dog medicines and when she posted this I was trying to figure out how pain medicine helps something heal, then you said this and I'm ohhh!
SheltieChe
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Our Vet is convinced Megan does not have Lyme or even any symptoms of it. The only symptom she is presenting is in the one leg, (no yelping, no crying, otherwise, 100% normal). She seems to limp when she first gets up and after jumping down off the couch. Today the Vet saw no evidence of arthritis in the ex-ray.
We'll do an MRI in a few weeks if she is still limping. It's presenting like a sprain, soft tissue/ligament etc. She will take Rimadyl, (an anti-inflammatory) for the next two weeks since it did seem to help this last time.
neither is my dog except limping. That is TBD/ tick born disease/ to you, possibly Lyme who knows what else. If I were in your shoes before ordering couple thousands $$ MRI I would do cycle of doxy and see what happens... if limp will get better you know what you dealing with... BTW doxy is inexpensive drug
