tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post8839757899848899257..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.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-73332089983004799072018-04-05T09:11:40.057-04:002018-04-05T09:11:40.057-04:00No. Not a believer in it. It's like taking an...No. Not a believer in it. It's like taking antibiotics every time you get on the train because someone might be sick and give it to you. You do not take antibiotics as a prophylaxis; you take them to treat something. If you do not obviously have something, there is nothing to treat.PBurnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05781540805883519064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-77158220807613438912018-04-04T12:15:29.911-04:002018-04-04T12:15:29.911-04:00I've been combing through your very interestin...I've been combing through your very interesting posts. I've been reading for hours on the Net, and it's very difficult to wade through, and find something different than, the many posts on Lyme by vets -- advocating, of course, the tests, the preventatives, the vaccines. I'm suspect of all this bc I had Lyme and was blown away by all of the misinformation on Lyme in humans. <br /><br />Just pulled a dead, fully engorged deer tick off of my dog. She has no symptoms. I don't see that you address a prophylactic antibiotic treatment - for dogs. Sorry if I missed it. So I assume then, that you do not believe that is necessary?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-13862956817811239402017-08-30T08:44:04.165-04:002017-08-30T08:44:04.165-04:00Like other diseases Lyme risk is related to exposu...Like other diseases Lyme risk is related to exposure rates. Our risks are much higher than most. We've treated affected dogs at least 6 times in the past 7 years. Some were identified by testing and responded to treatment; some were just treated and responded to treatment.<br /><br />Symptoms are also more evident when dogs are in more physical and mental stress than what is typical for pets. I've learned to spot subtle symptoms while our dogs are working livestock (loss on mental stamina and inability to improve physical fitness) that even you may not reconize in your working dogs. These symptoms were then confirmed with testing and response to treatment.<br /><br />One of our livestock guardian dogs came up positive for Lyme; we thought he was just maturing. Within a few days of treatment he was acting younger, healthier. Following your recommendation of not treating without seeing symptoms his infection would have continued possibly leading to additional issues.<br /><br />I am aware of cases (know the dogs personally) where undiagnosed Lyme led to kidney disease.PipedreamFarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15689373141070251132noreply@blogger.com