tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post3743298766028823529..comments2024-03-26T22:16:26.572-04:00Comments on Terrierman's Daily Dose: The Billion Dollar Lyme Disease ScamPBurnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05781540805883519064noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-51937919230130779342017-07-24T06:36:00.932-04:002017-07-24T06:36:00.932-04:00Really appreciate the tip regarding doxycycline th...Really appreciate the tip regarding doxycycline that is intended for birds but can be used in dogs. My terrier has been severely ill for almost two years now which has included kidney failure. Everytime she's had blood work she's showed positive for an infection and treated with antibiotics but this is the first time I've tried doxycycline having all but given up on vets. I strongly suspect leptospirosis.<br /><br />She's responding well to doxy and has only been on it two days - the drooling and vomiting have stopped and she is no longer as stiff or hunched in pain. That said she has a dramatically decreased appetite and as I write will only eat lamb - I've ordered a high calorie supplement and I'll try broth feeding too if it continues for the course of the antibiotics. <br /><br />Thank you! I was despairing and seriously contemplating putting her to sleep as I felt she was suffering needlessly and would likely die any way. I suspect the penicillin courses she has had have helped but not got to the core of whatever infection has been running through her. Lepto, lyme, a combo or something else - this is working.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17940261591285872078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-77130179115067039782015-04-05T08:35:05.431-04:002015-04-05T08:35:05.431-04:00Minocycline works fine, but the recent price infla...Minocycline works fine, but the recent price inflation on Doxy is purely due to U.S. market manipulation and price-gouging through control and limiting of distribution channels. Doxycyline is the #1 treatment for malaria the world over, and so all you have to do it order from overseas where they cannot -- and do not -- pay ridiculous prices for this generic drug. See http://terriermandotcom.blogspot.com/2014/10/affordable-doxycycline-without.html<br />PBurnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05781540805883519064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-33072563985009175162015-04-04T19:50:41.709-04:002015-04-04T19:50:41.709-04:00Also, Doxy prices are 10 times higher than a coupl...Also, Doxy prices are 10 times higher than a couple years ago.Minocycline is just as effective and crosses the blood/brain barrier more effectively than Doxy.Dog Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15376192910646365366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-3329917973798590712015-04-04T19:47:44.320-04:002015-04-04T19:47:44.320-04:00Old post but worth a comment or two. I LIVE in l L...Old post but worth a comment or two. I LIVE in l Lyme ground Zero in Southern N.H. where the<br /> common dog tick has been largely supplanted by the black legged deer tick. <br /> I HAVE been diagnosed with lyme twice, treated with both times and consider long term chronic human lyme to lyme be a total myth, regardless of the internet drivel.<br /> ALL my dogs have had Lyme VAX And all have been treated with doxy due to active lyme infection despite Vax!In my area I am just treating with Doxy or Minocycline twice a year, no Vax no Test.Dog Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15376192910646365366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-15451278886850279382014-06-18T15:48:59.632-04:002014-06-18T15:48:59.632-04:00More expensive, but still easy to get. http://www...More expensive, but still easy to get. http://www.allivet.com/p-3533-bird-biotic-doxycycline-100mg-powder-12-packets.aspx?gclid=CjkKEQjw8YSdBRChhPXJvPvMztABEiQAkn893ve9AA2Z6KV_yKRweGl7Kb0byhWmJYVdbESew-6xH2Lw_wcB<br /><br />With prescription, it's a $4 or $10 fill at WalMart >> http://i.walmart.com/i/if/hmp/fusion/four_dollar_drug_list.pdf<br />PBurnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05781540805883519064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-54598644959543058682014-06-18T15:20:55.168-04:002014-06-18T15:20:55.168-04:00Unfortunately it's not nearly so simple to obt...Unfortunately it's not nearly so simple to obtain doxycycline now, with or without a prescription :-(.asiriusgeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17043923144466861928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-88280859679774489742014-01-13T07:14:46.575-05:002014-01-13T07:14:46.575-05:00If you were in pain this long, you would have trea...If you were in pain this long, you would have treated yourselfong ago. Treat now. No harm done if it is something other than Lyme.PBurnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05781540805883519064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-74088600715505425122014-01-13T02:30:47.367-05:002014-01-13T02:30:47.367-05:00Is it beneficial to give a dog the treatment if hi...Is it beneficial to give a dog the treatment if his symptoms seem to be subsiding on their own?<br />My dog has been showing signs of Lyme on and off since August. This was just after a visit to northern CA mountains where he was hiking with my mother. The symptoms have been kidney related til now - a couple days ago he had very tender hips/back legs and couldn't even get on the couch. He's fine now. Can Lyme go away on its own? Should I treat him anyway? Is there a harm to treating him if he didn't have it? This has been a health rollercoaster since August and I want this to be done with. He has had blood and fecal tests that all came back clean.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01457465808012562835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-29695057886540703372012-04-23T11:51:31.139-04:002012-04-23T11:51:31.139-04:00I just read your blog doing some research on lyme ...I just read your blog doing some research on lyme because of my Yorkie who was tested in NJ about a yr ago and it came back "positive". Since I was new to this, I panicked of course and they immediately put her on doxy and told me if I noticed any symptoms to bring her back.. Well it's been almost a yr and we've moved to FL and this morn she woke up w/a limp in her (L) leg. I call the vet that tested her and they tell me she HAS TO BE tested again for lyme!! No surprise there!! I have my doubts so I ended up stumbling on your blog and started to read, I agree w/alot of info in it! I also think that there are vaccines that do more harm than good and that certain vaccines are not necessary to even give to animals. <br />I also am very wooried about my dog and will take your advice before putting her through a whole bunch of blood tests.Carissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09766528325890414180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-18703846512806541402012-04-23T11:41:49.625-04:002012-04-23T11:41:49.625-04:00I have just read your blog and am very happy I did...I have just read your blog and am very happy I did. Before we moved to FL from NJ about a yr ago, she tested "positive-neg" for lyme and was immediately put on doxy. She wasn't even a yr old. There was a tick on her ear before she was tested maybe a mth or so before that so I panicked. <br />And this morning she woke up out of nowhere with a limp on her left leg and so I called her vet in NJ that originally tested her and of course they told me she would have to be tested again here in FL for lyme!! I had my doubts so I stumbled on your blog and read this I am considering just ordering the doxy myself instead of putting her through all that crap again for nothing just to see if that is what the problem really is..<br /><br />Thanks AgainCarissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09766528325890414180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-12554159372468848002011-04-18T04:58:24.550-04:002011-04-18T04:58:24.550-04:00Why do anything? Your dog is ASYMPTOMATIC. That ...Why do anything? Your dog is ASYMPTOMATIC. That means there is no DOG problem you are treating. Why did you even test your asymptomatic dog since false positives are more common than rain? Please read this post again.PBurnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05781540805883519064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-30983587443298752672011-04-17T17:12:28.861-04:002011-04-17T17:12:28.861-04:00I live just North of an area illustrated as endemi...I live just North of an area illustrated as endemic on your map but I understand Lyme Disease has spread quite a lot since 2008. My dog is symptomatic and has tested positive for Lyme Disease. I am wondering about the length of Doxycycline treatment. Tick List recommends is an aggressive regime: 5 mg. of doxycycline per pound of body weight given every 12 hours for 8 weeks. The link is: http://sites.google.com/site/blackgsd/treatment<br />The rational is that Lyme must be hit hard the first time out and lower doses and/or shorter treatment times all too often mean recurrence. Unless your dog is one of the few that cannot take doxycycline or take it in this higher dose, my best advice to you is to insist on it. Each time ehrlichiosis or Lyme recurs, it's harder to stop or contain it. I notice your site recommends 5 weeks. Have you heard of the 8 week treatment?<br /><br />Janice - From Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-34311860989316325032010-05-02T20:57:28.897-04:002010-05-02T20:57:28.897-04:00Migrating birds also carry the immature ticks, but...Migrating birds also carry the immature ticks, but who check them?HTTrainerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02067970362951618569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-14272166828883062452010-05-02T08:54:12.380-04:002010-05-02T08:54:12.380-04:00Here it's deer carcasses and gut piles after ...Here it's deer carcasses and gut piles after hunting season.<br /><br />Donald McCaigDonald McCaighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11890894628274998487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-78070003124344452652010-05-02T08:10:50.317-04:002010-05-02T08:10:50.317-04:00Yes, botulism can affect dogs -- coyotes too. Bot...Yes, botulism can affect dogs -- coyotes too. Botulism in dog is rare only because it is rare in nature. The most common source is a duck or goose pond saturated with goose and duck crap. There are botulism outbreaks in these ponds every year (most never reported) with lots and lots of dead ducks and geese as a result. Never let your dog chew on dead waterfowl.<br /><br />PPBurnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05781540805883519064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-19274862890139114792010-05-02T08:04:35.953-04:002010-05-02T08:04:35.953-04:00Lyme is so common among east coast trialing sheepd...Lyme is so common among east coast trialing sheepdogs that some handler routinely dose all their dogs with doxy every year. After I bought my Luke (age 2) I learned he had lyme teeters and treated him as perscribed. Knocked them down but not out. He will always test positive.<br /><br />No big deal except:<br /><br />a couple years ago, we had a new strain of botulism in the county. Merck says dogs don't get it. Not true.<br />When Luke found some carrion and started wobbling (first symptom), his lyme also kicked in which meant he was not only part paralyzed, all his joints were hurting too.<br /><br />And, two years ago, age seven, Luke developed a heart murmur which is unusual among Border Collies. Mild but getting worse andt this will be his last year running big trials.<br /><br />I suspect his early lyme disease affected his heart.Donald McCaighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11890894628274998487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-91954210691490700512010-05-02T07:30:36.288-04:002010-05-02T07:30:36.288-04:00I agree that the vaccine is for all intents useles...I agree that the vaccine is for all intents useless and the basic tests show the presence of the these spirochetes whether alive or dead. I had dogs test positive (first time) for anaplasmosis (erlichiosis) but not Lyme. Nor do the test distinguish between the 2 forms of anaplasmosis. <br />if these bacteria are related to the other Rickettsial bacteria that cause malaria why isn't there an epidemic? I'll have another gin & tonic, than you.HTTrainerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02067970362951618569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-19456125227346937422010-05-01T17:45:22.420-04:002010-05-01T17:45:22.420-04:00Although nearly all the common wisdom on Lyme'...Although nearly all the common wisdom on Lyme's in humans says the tick must be attached for 24 hours or so, I can tell you from my own experience that I believe this is untrue. I can't say what might be true for dogs, but I had a tick on me for less than four hours and got an epic case of Lyme's. And yes, I'm absolutely certain of this time frame. I don't understand why if the mouth parts are exchanging fluids with the host, it would require such a lengthy attachment to transmit the bacteria. My husband came down with Lyme's about a week after I did, so in my experience it's not a difficult thing to catch, either. My county has a pretty high incidence of Lyme's in humans, so maybe we're just an unlucky hotbed. <br /><br />SeahorseSeahorsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00133454380103294333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-88221582603086845852009-03-19T03:11:00.000-04:002009-03-19T03:11:00.000-04:00Another thing to mention would be that an infected...Another thing to mention would be that an infected tick has to be attached to the dog for 12 to 24 hours before the bacteria can even be transmitted in the first place. <BR/><BR/>In other words, careful daily checking and removal of ticks does a huge amount of good.Paihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14108169893140762249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-45644110619976495472008-05-21T13:07:00.000-04:002008-05-21T13:07:00.000-04:00One of the blogs I read is running a series on 'fa...One of the blogs I read is running a series on 'fake diseases.' This one is on 'chronic Lyme disease' in humans. I thought you might find it interesting.<BR/><BR/>http://scienceblogs.com/denialism/2008/05/fake_diseases_part_deuxchronic.phpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-75023174307803890212008-04-24T16:58:00.000-04:002008-04-24T16:58:00.000-04:00All of your articles on Vets and pet health have t...All of your articles on Vets and pet health have taught me a lot -- it's so opposite of what so many other folks are saying, but it's undeniably true... <BR/><BR/>It seems to me that the growing 'over-babying' of pets is what's getting folks to believe every little claim they hear about 'how to protect your pet's health', even over rational facts that say the opposite.<BR/><BR/>I love my dog, and will admit that she's a bit of a child substitute, but I also do not see the use in over-medicating and sheltering her. I think people do that too much with their KIDS, and look how allergies and all that have grown among the young in recent years... I'd have to have it become just as common someday for dogs to have asthma and food allergies because we sterilize and medicate them to the same extent. Purebreds as a whole already have enough issues as is.<BR/><BR/>I'm sure there are pharmaceutical companies and crooked vets who'd just love for that to happen, though.Paihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14108169893140762249noreply@blogger.com