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I found out this hunting season my 4yr old pup has lymes. We we at the club hunting and out of nowhere he started acting strange. He wasn't listening to me, rather running around aimlessly, almost as if he was blind. I finally caught up to him and put on a leash. As we walked to the truck I knew something was terribly wrong. Just a few days before we had a dog at the club become overwhelmed by the heat so I was assuming maybe he was dehydrated. As we got to my truck and opened the door he clumsily bumped into the side of it and fell down. I quickly picked him up and drove to the clubhouse to get help. We gave him water but he wouldn't drink. I quickly drove him to the vet. That night he stumbled around the house in a frantic manner, not knowing where he was and not being able to find the doors and other things he's familiar with. He eventually started getting better after taking some antibiotics. But up until then I was worried sick over his health and the possibility of long term blindness or other debilitating symptoms. The results finally came back, and even though he had a lymes vaccination, somehow he still contracted it.
Now it's been a few months and the other night he felt warm. The next night he started acting strange again. He was affraid to jump off the bed. Not sure if he couldn't see the floor or what, but he was scared. He could barely make it downstairs without walking into something. The vet gave me more antibiotics, but I'm starting to wonder if there isn't something else that may be causing this. All I lnow is that it's tough watching your best bud go through something like this so young.
Now it's been a few months and the other night he felt warm. The next night he started acting strange again. He was affraid to jump off the bed. Not sure if he couldn't see the floor or what, but he was scared. He could barely make it downstairs without walking into something. The vet gave me more antibiotics, but I'm starting to wonder if there isn't something else that may be causing this. All I lnow is that it's tough watching your best bud go through something like this so young.