Years ago, my vet would just do a CBC and if the platelet count was down he would automatically put the dog on tetracycline for Ehrilichia. Nowadays most folks use doxycycline, I believe. The treatment was for at least 3 weeks....He also would put the dog on a vitamin with iron along with the tetracycline......Just an FYI, but I was told that Ehrilichia came from Asia..brought over by the service dogs in Vietnam. Not sure if it's true, but it sounds good, anyway! Tick panels are like fungal panels.....If they're positive, your dog has it. If they're negative, the dog still could have the disease....Want to know about fungal disease?...Just ask me...I've recently gone down the slippery slopes with blastomycosis. Learned all about it, the hard way....going through 2 vets who were unable to diagnosis a case that wasn't "text book". Found a new vet who brought my girl back from 4 feet in the grave. Do I sound bitter??? Could be that I am! But definitely more educated. One of these days I'll write an article for the Review about my experience..... Cyndi www.carettigsd.com -----Original Message----- From: showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Carolyn Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 6:38 PM To: cgialluca@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; CLOVERLEIFE@xxxxxxx; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Ehrlichiosis In our area we see a lot of both Lymes and Ehrlichia......and we have found to get the correct results you have to run the FULL TICKSOLOGY test for all three. After several negatives on BOSS that is how we finally discovered he had both Lymes AND Ehrlichia. The symptoms start out subtle and flu-like and progress if not treated. We have seen it in a lot of people in our area. It is serious and can be debilitating if left untreated. Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxx www.marhaven.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cynthia Gialluca" <cgialluca@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <CLOVERLEIFE@xxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 3:26 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Ehrlichiosis > Let me get this straight. He found it in a fecal??? Wow must be some vet! > Ehirliciosis is a blood parasite, riketsial, like rockey mountain spotted > fever and lymes, transmitted by ticks. In fact the only test for Ehirlichia > is a blood titer test and that is far from being 100% correct. I know of > numerous dogs, one of my old dogs included, that had a neg titer test but > had Ehirlichia. The only sign of Ehirlichia in my dog was irregular > platelets on visual blood smear. He had unexplained weight loss which we > could find no reason for. > > The vet I worked for in San Antonio pretty much had it down that if you > couldnt find a reason for the animal to be sick, treat for Ehirlichia and if > the dog responded that was probably the problem. > > Honestly, I'd inform your friend to get a second opinion. Have a titer test > run. Was this a routein fecal or is there something going on that caused > the vet to be looking for something? Treating for Ehirlichia wont hurt the > dog, but with the concern of over medicating pets and people with > antibiotics causing resistant bacterias, coupled with the intestinal issues > from a long course of high dose doxycycline, I'd sure shoot for a second > opinion before I went and started treatment. > > JMO > > Cindy Gialluca > Cyneca German Shepherds > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <CLOVERLEIFE@xxxxxxx> > To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 4:50 PM > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Ehrlichiosis > > >>a dear friend of mine who has a dog from me, did a fecal and the vet found >> this organism ...she is in panic mode even tho the vet said this is not >> the >> Chronic stage....she worships this dog and wants to know everything about >> it....has anyone had dealings with this....it is caused by the dog brown >> tick and her >> vet( in louisville) said they see one dog come in with this organism >> every 5 >> days...any help would be appreciated.....natalie >> >> Cloverleife Hill Kennels >> http://www.cloverleife.com/ >> >> CH Cloverleife's Dimples - CH Carmil's Amadeus V Windywood - >> CH Cloverleife's Cappuccino - CH Cloverleife's Firecracker - >> >> >> ============================================================================ >> POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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