Guest RileyGrey Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 I just had Riley tested for TBD and he came back with a positive titer for Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. He is not symptomatic yet, and we are going to run him through a course of Antibiotics. My question is...I cannot find any information on the symptoms of this disease. Please get your dog's tested. Riley came from a track in Wisconsin so location does not matter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest annericky Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 (edited) Have any Ontario residents asked their vets about the low price? Will they send to Protatek, or do they send to UGuelph instead (who might in turn send the samples to Protatek)? My vet told me $300 for the tick panel (he's a vet that GLOHW sometimes uses, although my dog came from GRA)! Edited February 25, 2003 by annericky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mleg2001 Posted March 3, 2003 Share Posted March 3, 2003 Hi Anne: That price is likely the cost the vet quoted you was to tested here in Ontario, that was about what I paid before I knew about Protatek. You might be better off having the vet draw the blood and you ship it yourself. Another option is GINA will have some new dogs coming in on March 9th. Their bloodtest is done on the 10th in Oakville their vet then sends the blood to the Port Colbourne vet and on the 11th in Port Colbourne, it is shipped to Protatek, it may be possible for GINA to include your sample with their shipment(not guaranteeing it) In my signature line is a link to their website, you could try reaching them through their contact list to see, if this is possible. Another person who also adopted from GRA sent their samples out themselves, I included the details that they posted in another bulletin board based in Ontario. I spoke with Prota Tek today. their "basic tick panel" includes Canine Ehrlichiosis and Babesiosis, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and Lyme Disease. The cost is still $53.00 US. But if you also want Valley Fever tested for (only if you dog(s) ran in Florida or Arizona, there is an extra charge of $22.00. Prota Tek accepts samples Monday through Friday and is open 8:00 to 5:00 (Arizona time). Now for the good news...I spoke to Purolator today. If the samples can be packed in a 6" by 6" box, the charge for next day delivery is $47.32 CAD (a nice round figure). My vet will freeze the samples and include cold packs in the box. The only problem is, this price applies to a package shipped from Windsor. I live about 20 mins. outside Windsor, so it's no problem for me. So there it is, for what it's worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kapil Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 hello sir/madame, i m extremely upset cos my newfoundland dog age 7 years was diagnosed with babesia canis treated for 1 week on 20 feb 2003,recovered v well.then became extremely lathargic after exertion one day in march 1st week.then stopped eating on april 20th i got him tested for b.canis blood slide method nothing was seen so no treatment.became fine with navalgin.again stopped eating on 7 may.diagnosed with double positive b. canis on 14 may after gastro treatment for 2 days.was given imizol 4 mg/kg sc.further deteriorated v v badly.couldnt get up or eat .died a v painful death on 24may morning left me vvvv upset and sad .what went wrong pl explain .whos 2 blame.i live in n delhi ,india its v hot place.i got my dog as a puppy frm poland.thanks v much.my email id kapilmanak@hotmail.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maggies Mom Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 The bloodwork on my recently rescued 2 yo came back showing anemia. The vet drew more blood to test for Babesia. What else can cause anemia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mleg2001 Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 (edited) Hi Maggies Mom, anemia can have a huge number of causes, I did a search in mercks veterinary manual and came up with 229 hits. Take a look for yourself, type the word anemia in the search box >>>> http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.js...rch/advsrch.jsp Edited July 3, 2003 by mleg2001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest maggies mom Posted July 5, 2003 Share Posted July 5, 2003 Thanks for that link! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burpdog Posted July 5, 2003 Author Share Posted July 5, 2003 Erhlichia. Can he do a full panel instead of just babesia? kapil: I'm sorry to hear about your dog. My sympathy Diane & The Senior Gang Burpdog Biscuits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ChasesMom Posted July 12, 2003 Share Posted July 12, 2003 Just an update----I had a TiBD done on Chase thanks to all of the helpful information you guys gave me, and thanks to you too Wendy! Anyway all of Chase's results came back negative, although his lyme disease came back a low positive (I can't remember exactly what she called it), but my vet said that that was probably caused because he recently got a lyme disease vaccine, so it's fine. So thankfully he's all healthy! It's such a sigh of relief! I would like to thank all of you for putting up such great information. This is such a great site! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest_roos mom Posted July 27, 2003 Share Posted July 27, 2003 what are the symptoms of these diseases? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burpdog Posted July 27, 2003 Author Share Posted July 27, 2003 Unfortunately, many different symptoms and that is why it is so many times misdiagnosed. Tick Born Diseases Diane & The Senior Gang Burpdog Biscuits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest_gryhoundgirl Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 okay don't think i am a bad grey mommie. However, i don't think either of my twins have ever been tested for this. is this something they should have done? My one grey has valley fever will that be a problem? anyone with any info, thanks Heidi and the twins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fritofeet Posted January 18, 2004 Share Posted January 18, 2004 (edited) protatek updated web address for Prota Tek info is under contact Edited December 5, 2004 by fritofeet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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