Shortage of Doxycycline?

BusyBee

BusyBee

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Wondering if you all have heard whether or not there is a shortage of veterinary Doxycycline?

My dog recently came down with Lyme disease and the vet gave him Minocycline which only offered him slight improvement in his symptoms, in a 48 hr period. Not satisfied, I took him back for a re-check and the vet said there was a shortage of Doxy but that I could get it at the drug store. I did so and within a few hours the dog had brightened up and was about 90% back to his old self.

So... I am giving him 1 and a half capsules/ day of human grade Doxy. Its kind of messy to divide a capsule.. but heck, I'll do it if thats what I need to do.

Seems to me though, with the large number of Lyme cases here (NE), that veterinary Doxy is a necessity! You know?! Im wondering if I'm getting the run around.:uhoh:

All replies are most appreciated.. thx in advance!
 
I asked about this at my vet's this week, since I had heard the same thing. He said there has been a shortage, but it's been replenished and he has plenty. Since I have a dog who has flare-ups every year, I was quite concerned about this. I asked for a round to keep at home just in case.
 
We had heard the same thing. We used Doxy for KC(works the best for the type we see) at the humane society so we were quite concerned. SO far , we have been able to get it but are still worried the price is going to sky rocket.

Crossing fingers here.
 
Yea, we had a shortage too and the price has skyrocketed...not sure how long to expect it to last.
 
It has been a shortage on the veterinary side per my vet, but we don't use it much in Idaho, don't have that much Lyme.

There is a backorder of oral doxycycline for humans the past couple of weeks (my pharmacist nerd side coming out...) as well.
 
Thanks all for your input. I guess what had me put off more than anything was that my vet substituted the doxy with the minocycline in the first place. She later admitted that she did not have much experience with the minocycline and its affects. Maybe vets do this all the time, but it would seem to me that unless they know for a fact that a certain med they are giving a SICK dog is going to work well, then they should always opt for the drug they know will. My vet should have given me that choice.
 
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