Maggie Has Lyme's Disease
I received an emergency call from the vet while in Kansas City to let me know that my black lab - Maggie - had tested positive for Lyme's Disease.
In case you're not up to date on your plagues and diseases, Lyme's Disease is transmitted primarily by the Deer Tick. I think that Maggie probably got infected on one of our recent camping trips. Amazingly, in Kansas City (where we relocated from) the vaccination is not required due to the rarity of transmission. Of course, "we're not in Kansas anymore..."
The symptoms of LD are joint stiffness, lethargy, and a high fever. Maggie has all of the symptoms. In some cases, the disease can be fatal. Fortunately, she has a great vet (Dr. Kroll at Flying Cloud Animal Hospital) and we caught the disease early enough that a full recovery is anticipated. In the meantime, she is definitely doing her part to support the pharmaceutical industry. Did I say how thankful I am that Maggie has pet insurance?
As of this morning, she is doing much better and I'm sure that we will be getting back to irritating the snot out of each other soon. That's my gauge for her being fully recovered. Let's keep our fingers crossed!
posted by A Viewpoint From Victor @ 2:43 PM
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2 Comments:
oh my goodness! i hope she feels better soon.
katie
I feel your pain Maggie - literally. I had Lyme's the summer I turned 21. It's not fun, and the meds to get better are even worse, but in about 6months to a year you should be good as new if they caught it early (which is pets they seem to). I have very little residual effects 6 years later. Feel better soon.
Jenie
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