Vic Stoll
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Registered: Sep 2005
Location: Southwest Ohio
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Re: Gus
quote: Originally posted by Mike_Blevins
Took Gus to The vet on monday noticed his voice sounded different and was not treeing like his usual self . Done a complete checkup on him and diagnosed him with ehrlichiosis and lyme disease, both coming from ticks. The vet put him on doxycycline. be laid up for a while and back to the vet in 2 weeks.
Dang Mike! Hate to hear that. Not sure what stage they caught it in, but you will probably end up doing 5 weeks of the doxy. That ehrlichiosis is some nasty stuff, Gus will have it for the rest of his life. The Meds seem to help the physical symptoms & will make it lie in a dormant state, but it can flare back up at any time. The dog I had with it always seems to flare back up come late spring. I wish you the best & hope Gus comes through the treatment with no issues & that crap doesn't flare back up on him.
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