tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1144884239509501002.post8817433391817489715..comments2023-03-21T07:59:01.629-07:00Comments on Goat Mountain Arts: Really?GOAThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01312961039891855625noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1144884239509501002.post-18599646976320899872011-05-10T21:12:59.522-07:002011-05-10T21:12:59.522-07:00Snoopy had the Grand Mals. He wasn't really a...Snoopy had the Grand Mals. He wasn't really a woods dog though (he was more a "put nose down and run until has run into a tree, the redirect and repeat" dog), so we never had to worry about anything like Lyme. <br /><br />I used to wash dogs at a groom shop, and a lab/golden mix came in once with literally 100-150 ticks. Maybe more. Owner said it had been on the medicine, so I dunno how good that medicine is.<br /><br />Poor Kinley :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1144884239509501002.post-80072327525136383352011-05-10T14:30:52.601-07:002011-05-10T14:30:52.601-07:00You know, when I got Kinley at six months he was s...You know, when I got Kinley at six months he was supposed to be a foster. At seven months it became very clear he needed an experienced dog owner home. All of which were full up with dogs that couldn't be rehomed to average homes,lol.<br /><br />He was a LOT of work for the first year or so. Worth every minute. <br /><br />I can't help but think he was never meant to be a foster and given his medial issues I'm grateful, albeit broke, that he is in a place he can be tended to. Plus, he's really an amazing dog. Most interesting dog I have ever met. Ever. <br /><br />The titers is done to test the level of antibody from the start of treatment to the finish. I think you are right that they always test positive, but they look for an increase. If I'm remembering correctly. <br /><br />When she first told me I had to have a minute to compose myself because I was going to totally lose it. When she saw that she started explaining that it really wasn't the kiss of death the companies make it out to be.GOAThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01312961039891855625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1144884239509501002.post-82475631177793329722011-05-10T11:42:22.619-07:002011-05-10T11:42:22.619-07:00I am sure sorry to hear that yet another thing is ...I am sure sorry to hear that yet another thing is not going well for Kinley, and I too hope that he's at least not going to have kidney involvement for this!42 thingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04168598318877044161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1144884239509501002.post-24546289442625344992011-05-10T08:33:36.171-07:002011-05-10T08:33:36.171-07:00good luck with all this--we live in an area heavil...good luck with all this--we live in an area heavily infested with Lyme Disease (Cape Cod deer ticks seem to test almost 100% for it and other diseases) so we are all pretty familiar with it. the anti flea meds really don't work on ticks--at least not in our experience. I've had Lyme pretty seriously myself and have had several dogs with it. Once they test positive, like me, i think they will always test positive? Anyway, we had mixed experiences with Lyme and our dogs but they all lived their long lives with it, though one had pretty bad kidney issues and arthritis as a result. Our latest dog has been vaccinated with the new Lyme vaccine and we're hoping that will be good....as I said, good luck....and pui on the ticks....;-)Mary Richmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12987381109911597964noreply@blogger.com