How fast do you have to catch it to treat it with doxycyline?
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How fast do you have to catch it to treat it with doxycyline?
within 72 hours for people but for dogs see below:
( edited due to incorrect info)
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/wha...ond-the-basics
Thanks Sharon...good link/info. !!
Thank you Sharon. So how does a vet go about treating a dog that comes up Lyme positive but was bitten longer than 72 hours ago?
doxy for 2-4 weeks or longerQuote:
Originally Posted by last5oh_302
Thank you. I'll be seeing the vet soon enough anyway for spring check up, which reminds me, I haven't received a notice from the vet yet. I usually start the meds in May.Quote:
Originally Posted by vom Dufenshmirtz
I think the 72 hrs is in ref to 'people' being treated after being bit...Quote:
Originally Posted by last5oh_302
Most dogs don't get tested and treated till till after symptoms appear.
and from what I read , many/most dogs test positive anyway and you don't even know it unless symptoms appear.
"In Lyme-endemic areas of the country, veterinarians test regularly for the disease even in healthy dogs. And what they are finding is that a large percentage of dogs are seropositive, meaning they have the Lyme-related antibodies in their blood from exposure to the disease. However, they have no clinical symptoms of infection." quote
http://healthypets.mercola.com/sites...ly-benign.aspx
That happened to my Great Dane ...cost me $125 for the treatment and still tested positive after, so that is what they concluded.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sharon
14 days on doxy for dog and people, done that for both.....100mg, same pill.