While I was having all of this trouble with Zen and his limp a friend suggested to get a tick panel run on him.
We finally got the results back today and he is negative for everything but Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.
I called my vet and he indicated that the numbers were low and were not particularly difinitive for RMSF and that we should play the "wait and see" approach right now.
Here are the results from the lab: "Negative- No antibody present at 1:25"
"Positive @ (titer); antibody present @ titer 1:400"
I did a quick google and really couldn't find anything specific about lab results, except it mentioning to recheck in 2-4 weeks and use an IgG antibody test. I'm not sure exactly what Zen's test was it just says "Rocky mountain spotted fever".
Should I go back to my vet and request and IgG antibody test? Should I just wait and see?
As an aside, Zen has never shown any symptoms of RMSF except the off and on limping that I couldn't always pin down. He did just have surgery to correct a luxating patella though, so the limp was very well warranted. I've never noticed him to act lethsrgic, or have any swelling, fever, skin conditions etc that are mentioned for RMSF.
Just looking for any guidance on where to go from here. Thanks
We finally got the results back today and he is negative for everything but Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.
I called my vet and he indicated that the numbers were low and were not particularly difinitive for RMSF and that we should play the "wait and see" approach right now.
Here are the results from the lab: "Negative- No antibody present at 1:25"
"Positive @ (titer); antibody present @ titer 1:400"
I did a quick google and really couldn't find anything specific about lab results, except it mentioning to recheck in 2-4 weeks and use an IgG antibody test. I'm not sure exactly what Zen's test was it just says "Rocky mountain spotted fever".
Should I go back to my vet and request and IgG antibody test? Should I just wait and see?
As an aside, Zen has never shown any symptoms of RMSF except the off and on limping that I couldn't always pin down. He did just have surgery to correct a luxating patella though, so the limp was very well warranted. I've never noticed him to act lethsrgic, or have any swelling, fever, skin conditions etc that are mentioned for RMSF.
Just looking for any guidance on where to go from here. Thanks