HoneyDreameMomma
True BYH Addict
Some of you may remember a few years ago when we got our wonderful LGD, Miller. We got him from a rescue and although he had been given flea and tick treatment, he still brought home a lot of 'friends' with him. We took him to the vet first thing, and when they did the blood work up, he tested positive for two tick-born illnesses. What followed was a long several months of antibiotic treatments as well as seizure treatment meds, because the diseases had advanced to the point he was having multiple seizures a day. It was a rough go, but after 3-4 months, he was better and didn't need any medication.
Even sick he was a great LGD, but after he got better, he went on to be an AMAZING guardian. He's helped us train two pups into LGDs almost as amazing as he is. He's our sweet, gentle boy, the first dog my husband ever really liked (true story), and the goats adore him. Anyway, about 2-3 weeks ago, he started showing signs of being sick (laying around and being less responsive, eating less, etc.). When I took him into the vet, his platelet count was significantly down. They figured that he was having an Erhlichia flare-up due to his past history, so they put him on the necessary antibiotics to treat it, with the note that if he didn't show noticeable improvement, he needed to come in for another blood test, because it was likely something else.
He just finished his antibiotic, and he never really showed improvement, so we have an appointment with the vet tomorrow to see if we can figure out what's going on. Anyone ever had experience with this? I know one of the other top reasons for low platelet count in dogs is cancer, but I'm really hoping someone out there has other things they've heard of.
Even sick he was a great LGD, but after he got better, he went on to be an AMAZING guardian. He's helped us train two pups into LGDs almost as amazing as he is. He's our sweet, gentle boy, the first dog my husband ever really liked (true story), and the goats adore him. Anyway, about 2-3 weeks ago, he started showing signs of being sick (laying around and being less responsive, eating less, etc.). When I took him into the vet, his platelet count was significantly down. They figured that he was having an Erhlichia flare-up due to his past history, so they put him on the necessary antibiotics to treat it, with the note that if he didn't show noticeable improvement, he needed to come in for another blood test, because it was likely something else.
He just finished his antibiotic, and he never really showed improvement, so we have an appointment with the vet tomorrow to see if we can figure out what's going on. Anyone ever had experience with this? I know one of the other top reasons for low platelet count in dogs is cancer, but I'm really hoping someone out there has other things they've heard of.