Redneck Mafia
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Originally posted by DL NH
Yeah………..my longtime hunting buddy put one of his dogs down last year after 3 years of trying to get the Lyme issues taken care of. Put him on Doxy it would get better for awhile then within a few months back again.
Not sure there is a 100% cure other than death.
Ok #1 a positive test does not mean a dog has lymes or any other tick disease they may test positive for the test simply means that a dog has antibodies for it, the dog has been exposed and it's immune system has produced antibodies to fight off the vector, bacterium or ect. It does not mean that the dog needs current antibiotic treatment. Antibiotics are extremely over used in dogs just like humans. Long term use can have serious consequences for your dogs overall health. All to often a dog that shows zero symptoms just a positive snap test with no further blood work are put on 60 days of antibiotics. These test can show positive for years after exposure but do not conclude a current illness that will require treatment.
Now that being said most of you who know me know I'm a research fanatic and our dogs health and wellness are my passion. I've recently been reading studies on chronic lymes disease in humans and a drug we are very familiar with that is also showing great promise in the treatment of cancer has been the subject of these studies... ivomectrin! If I had a dog that suffered from chronic illness caused by lyme I would seriously consider checking further into it. I'm not a vet but I would use basically the same protocol as slow ivomec treatment for dogs with heartworms (talk to your vet ask them to look into the human studies. Many of the diseases that we may suffer from are treated with similar protocol). I'm doing some further research on various herbs for immune support, and those that offer natural antibiotics that are safe for dogs and liver cleansing for dogs. I'm pretty familiar with these for human use but need to some research on safety in dogs before I would give any advice on use.
For all of you that have had your dogs on these long doses of doxycycline if you haven't already please start you dog on probiotics or active culture yogurt.
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