Apr 21

Natural Health Remedies – Have You Considered These Proven Alternatives?

Shannon Pollock asked: There are many benefits of using natural health remedies above and beyond saving you a trip to the doctor or taking expensive medications. Natural health remedies are an excellent way to treat many common types of conditions and ailments by using home remedies of herbs, foods and other natural products.Natural health remedies [...]

Mar 27

Can a dog get lyme disease from a kennel?

Posted in Dogs

JustMe asked: I boarded my dog at a new place. A few days after she got home she started limping and was lethargic. I took her to the vet and she tested positive for lyme disease. She is on antibiotics and is fine now, but I can’t help blaming the new kennel. Could she have [...]

Mar 27

What are the symptoms of Chronic Lyme Disease, and how long can someone go without signs before they reappear?

Posted in Other - Diseases

Alice S asked: I had lyme disease, a very bad case of lyme disease almost 15 years ago while I was in high school. I had been misdiagnosed for several months, until I was finally treated with IV antibiotics, two different courses over a year in duration total. I had not had any symtoms I [...]

Mar 25

My dog has lyme disease will she get better?

Posted in Dogs

Jame M asked: My dog got lyme disease when we were up in the delaware water gap. We brought her to the vet and they gave us antibiotics. It has been about a week, and every other day ahe can barely walk. I can’t bring her on hikes anymore, and I’m really worried. She is [...]

Mar 25

Lyme disease versus lymphoma in dogs–how do you tell the difference?

Posted in Dogs

DKScully701 asked: I posted a previous question about my dog’s symptoms, but now it looks like we’re down to two options, according to the vet: Lyme disease or lymphoma. His lab results apparantly could indicate either of them…. He has swollen lymph nodes, watery eyes, and was a bit limpy (but he’s 13 and a [...]

Mar 22

What are the symptoms of Lyme Disease in dogs?

Posted in Dogs

mummaamanda723 asked: My dog was just diagnosed w/Lyme Disease (we’ve had him for 3.5 years; got him from a shelter) but we don’t know at what stage it’s at. Currently we’re treating him w/antibiotics which are helping the excessive drinking/peeing. Does Lyme Disease make dogs dumb? My dog seriously will NOT listen to me anymore [...]

Mar 21

What are you supposed to do when you have lyme disease and you’ve found the tick?

Posted in Other - Diseases

Seciden Mencarde asked: My mother got diagnosed with Lyme Disease and given antibiotics for treatment but the doctor was unable to find the tick. We have found what we believe to be the tick, and it seems to be buried into her shoulder. What should we do? Try to dig it out? Put something on [...]