for parvo or lyme....if its been 15 days or longer retest.....if your dog is limping and it looks like lyme but the test is still neg then it could also be pano....

for parvo or lyme....if its been 15 days or longer retest.....if your dog is limping and it looks like lyme but the test is still neg then it could also be pano....

Yes the test can be negative the first time. One of my boys came down with Lymes when he was 4 months old. Test came back negative but we knew what he had. Symptoms at first was he limped on one front leg one day and the next day it was his other front leg. The day after that he was weak in the rear legs. Had high fever and cried out if he was touched.

He was very listless. I covered him with a blanket at night and the next morning the blanket would still be on him.

Vet said we could do another test but it wasn't necessary since she was sure that is what he had. She said often two tests are needed on some dogs to be sure that they have lymes...that the first one sometimes is negative. She thought my dog was probably sicker than most because he was only 4 months old.

He was given Amoxitabs-400mg twice daily for 28 days. Was feeling much better two days after starting the med.

He had a slight limp in his left front leg for about two months after he was cured. That was the leg that was lame first when the disease started. He's fine now..six yrs old and a champion.

Yes the test can be negative the first time. One of my boys came down with Lymes when he was 4 months old. Test came back negative but we knew what he had. Symptoms at first was he limped on one front leg one day and the next day it was his other front leg. The day after that he was weak in the rear legs. Had high fever and cried out if he was touched.

He was very listless. I covered him with a blanket at night and the next morning the blanket would still be on him.

Vet said we could do another test but it wasn't necessary since she was sure that is what he had. She said often two tests are needed on some dogs to be sure that they have lymes...that the first one sometimes is negative. She thought my dog was probably sicker than most because he was only 4 months old.

He was given Amoxitabs-400mg twice daily for 28 days. Was feeling much better two days after starting the med.

He had a slight limp in his left front leg for about two months after he was cured. That was the leg that was lame first when the disease started. He's fine now..six yrs old and a champion.

My girl Dan Dee had some of the exact symptoms when she got sick on me. She is did have an autoimmune disease.

My girl Dan Dee had some of the exact symptoms when she got sick on me. She is did have an autoimmune disease.

there can be many reasons for an occasional slight limp. Has your vet considered ligament tear? It would not have shown up on any of the tests that you have had done, its determined by movement, side to side, of the knee joint.

Lynn King CPDT

there can be many reasons for an occasional slight limp. Has your vet considered ligament tear? It would not have shown up on any of the tests that you have had done, its determined by movement, side to side, of the knee joint.

Lynn King CPDT

An autoimmunity? You may want to check an ANA (anti-nuclear antibody). It's a blood test, too.
If you were looking at lyme's, did they also check for Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever?

Olivia/Kano/Q-Ball

An autoimmunity? You may want to check an ANA (anti-nuclear antibody). It's a blood test, too.
If you were looking at lyme's, did they also check for Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever?

Olivia/Kano/Q-Ball

She sleeps a lot, doesn't want to walk, etc. and just isn't herself. Sometimes she has a slight limp. We had a joint tap done to test for polyarthritis, xrays, sonogram, etc. and all came back negative. On and off we have had her on an anti-inflammatory (prevacox) and she does seem to feel better.

She sleeps a lot, doesn't want to walk, etc. and just isn't herself. Sometimes she has a slight limp. We had a joint tap done to test for polyarthritis, xrays, sonogram, etc. and all came back negative. On and off we have had her on an anti-inflammatory (prevacox) and she does seem to feel better.

No, if the test is done properly and its a very simple blood test, you shouldn't have to retest.

What were her symptoms that made you believe that she may have Lyme?

Lynn King CPDT

No, if the test is done properly and its a very simple blood test, you shouldn't have to retest.

What were her symptoms that made you believe that she may have Lyme?

Lynn King CPDT