Sentences with phrase «for ehrlichia»

If you don't want to feel lousy — then care enough to get you dog the monthly medication so they do not test positive for ehrlichia.

Ashley was on the euthanasia list because she was heartworm positive and tested positive for Ehrlichia.

She tested positive for Ehrlichia and Lymes disease.

Cinderella tested positive for ehrlichia and is being treated for it.

Rarely Greyhounds will test positive for Ehrlichia.

If there is a positive result for Ehrlichia / Lyme, you also can run the IDEXX SDMA Test annually to monitor kidney function and identify any potential disease earlier.

Blood smears can be examined for Ehrlichia organisms, but they do not always show up in a blood smear.

It is important that owners also understand that there is no known benefit to medicating the asymptomatic dog for Ehrlichia exposure.

Delly has successfully completed her treatment for Ehrlichia Canis.

Additionally, be sure to also check the greyhound for Ehrlichia, as some greyhounds have both diseases together.

Not exact matches

Both had also recently been bitten by ticks, but tests for the usual tick - borne suspects — such as several Ehrlichia species, a group of intracellular bacteria — came back negative.

For some to recover requires treating Lyme, other infections transmitted by a tick like bartonella, babesia, ehrlichia, and anaplasma, parasites, yeast, and chronic viral infections.

He was diagnosed with ehrlichia, anaplasma, severe anemia and dehydration, demodectic mange and an eye ulcer, Willy was hospitalized and put on IV fluids for two days.

Treatment for dogs with Ehrlichia is typically instituted with a 3 to 4 week course of either Tetracycline or Doxycycline, and most animals improve within several days of instituting therapy.

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Lyme is usually diagnosed by SNAP tests, which are quick blood tests performed in the clinic, used to test for heartworm disease, Lyme disease, and 2 - 3 other tick borne diseases (Ehrlichia and Anaplasmosis) depending on the type of test used.

It will not protect against infection from Anaplasma, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever or Ehrlichia for which there is no vaccine.

In addition to needless expense for owners, and antibiotics potentially having their own adverse side effects, unnecessary administration of antibiotics may lead to the development of antibiotic resistance which may further complicate therapy in the true «Ehrlichia - ill» patient.

All dogs and puppies over age 5 months are tested for heartworm, lyme and ehrlichia and started on heartworm preventative.

If positive for lyme or ehrlichia, dogs / puppies are put on a three week course of appropriate antibiotics

(As a bonus, this blood test also screens for three tick borne diseases — Lyme, Ehrlichia, and Anaplasmosis).

It appears ticks must be attached for at least 24 - 48 hours to spread Ehrlichia.

There is a test kit your veterinarian can use in the clinic that will test for Lyme disease, Anaplasmosis, and Ehrlichia at the same time your dog gets its annual heartworm test.

4DX: is a blood test that checks for Heartworm disease and three tick borne diesases - Anaplasmosis, Lyme and Ehrlichia in dogs.

Laboratory: Our in - house laboratory facilities provide for evaluation of white and red blood cell counts, electrolytes, blood chemistries including liver, kidney and pancreatic values, infectious disease screening for lyme, giardia, ehrlichia, anaplasma, heartworm diseases, as well as FIV / FeLV.

Heartworm / Lyme / Ehrlichia / Anaplasma Test - To determine if your pet may be positive for heartworm or tick - borne diseases such as Lyme, Ehrlichia or Anaplasma.

In fact, the most common complaint she receives from rescues concerns Maine's requirement for heartworm, Lyme disease and ehrlichia tests in transported dogs.

This test not only checks for heartworm, but it also tests for the following tick - born diseases: Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme), Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Ehrlichia canis, Ehrlichia ewingii and Anaplasma platys.

For dogs in North America and world - wide most cases of ehrlichiosis are caused by Ehrlichia canis (canine monocytotropic ehrlichiosis).1 Transmission is always from tick bites.

Dr. Jeff Ellis and Dr. Christy Soileau of VCA Preston Park Animal Hospital successfully treated Ellie for the heartworms and the Ehrlichia.

Also for dogs, there's the IDEXX 4DX Snap test, which tests for Lyme exposure (in clinically and sub-clinically infected dogs), exposure to Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Anaplasma platys (tick diseases), detection of antibodies to Ehrlichia canis or Ehrlichia ewingii (more tick disease), and canine heartworm (spread by mosquitoes).

Frank has been treated for a positive titer to Ehrlichia Canis and is ready to find his forever home!

GALT tests for and treats tick - borne diseases like Ehrlichia, Babesia, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, and Lyme disease because they can have long - term effects on your greyhound's health.

There is a new test for Lyme disease in dogs, known as the Canine SNAP 3Dx or the C6 SNAP test, which tests for C6 antibodies to Lyme disease, and also tests for heartworm disease and ehrlichia canis, another tick borne disease.

We've added more mapping, so we have maps for the different tick - borne diseases, we have them for Lyme, ehrlichia, anaplasma; we have internal parasites, hookworms, roundworms, whipworms, we just added giardia because that's such a huge problem for so many pets; we've added feline antibody and feline antigen to the heartworm maps; we've also added feline leukemia and feline AIDS incidence; even though they're not parasites, they're infectious diseases but could they have an effect on the incidence of certain parasites?

ACT - activated clotting time (bleeding disorders) ACTH - adrenocorticotropic hormone (adrenal gland function) Ag - antigen test for proteins specific to a disease causing organism or virus Alb - albumin (liver, kidney and intestinal disorders) Alk - Phos, ALP alkaline phosphatase (liver and adrenal disorders) Allergy Testing intradermal or blood antibody test for allergen hypersensitivity ALT - alanine aminotransferase (liver disorder) Amyl - amylase enzyme — non specific (pancreatitis) ANA - antinuclear antibody (systemic lupus erythematosus) Anaplasmosis Anaplasma spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) APTT - activated partial thromboplastin time (blood clotting ability) AST - aspartate aminotransferase (muscle and liver disorders) Band band cell — type of white blood cell Baso basophil — type of white blood cell Bile Acids digestive acids produced in the liver and stored in the gall bladder (liver function) Bili bilirubin (bile pigment responsible for jaundice from liver disease or RBC destruction) BP - blood pressure measurement BUN - blood urea nitrogen (kidney and liver function) Bx biopsy C & S aerobic / anaerobic bacterial culture and antibiotic sensitivity test (infection, drug selection) Ca +2 calcium ion — unbound calcium (parathyroid gland function) CBC - complete blood count (all circulating cells) Chol cholesterol (liver, thyroid disorders) CK, CPK creatine [phospho] kinase (muscle disease, heart disease) Cl - chloride ion — unbound chloride (hydration, blood pH) CO2 - carbon dioxide (blood pH) Contrast Radiograph x-ray image using injected radiopaque contrast media Cortisol hormone produced by the adrenal glands (adrenal gland function) Coomb's anti- red blood cell antibody test (immune - mediated hemolytic anemia) Crea creatinine (kidney function) CRT - capillary refill time (blood pressure, tissue perfusion) DTM - dermatophyte test medium (ringworm — dermatophytosis) EEG - electroencephalogram (brain function, epilepsy) Ehrlichia Ehrlichia spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) EKG, ECG - electrok [c] ardiogram (electrical heart activity, heart arryhthmia) Eos eosinophil — type of white blood cell Fecal, flotation, direct intestinal parasite exam FeLV Feline Leukemia Virus test FIA Feline Infectious Anemia: aka Feline Hemotrophic Mycoplasma, Haemobartonella felis test FIV Feline Immunodeficiency Virus test Fluorescein Stain fluorescein stain uptake of cornea (corneal ulceration) fT4, fT4ed, freeT4ed thyroxine hormone unbound by protein measured by equilibrium dialysis (thyroid function) GGT gamma - glutamyltranferase (liver disorders) Glob globulin (liver, immune system) Glu blood or urine glucose (diabetes mellitus) Gran granulocytes — subgroup of white blood cells Hb, Hgb hemoglobin — iron rich protein bound to red blood cells that carries oxygen (anemia, red cell mass) HCO3 - bicarbonate ion (blood pH) HCT, PCV, MHCT hematocrit, packed - cell volume, microhematocrit (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) K + potassium ion — unbound potassium (kidney disorders, adrenal gland disorders) Lipa lipase enzyme — non specific (pancreatitis) LYME Borrelia spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) Lymph lymphocyte — type of white blood cell MCHC mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (anemia, iron deficiency) MCV mean corpuscular volume — average red cell size (anemia, iron deficiency) Mg +2 magnesium ion — unbound magnesium (diabetes, parathyroid function, malnutrition) MHCT, HCT, PCV microhematocrit, hematocrit, packed - cell volume (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) MIC minimum inhibitory concentration — part of the C&S that determines antimicrobial selection Mono monocyte — type of white blood cell MRI magnetic resonance imaging (advanced tissue imaging) Na + sodium ion — unbound sodium (dehydration, adrenal gland disease) nRBC nucleated red blood cell — immature red blood cell (bone marrow damage, lead toxicity) PCV, HCT, MHCT packed - cell volume, hematocrit, microhematocrit (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) PE physical examination pH urine pH (urinary tract infection, urolithiasis) Phos phosphorus (kidney disorders, ketoacidosis, parathyroid function) PLI pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity (pancreatitis) PLT platelet — cells involved in clotting (bleeding disorders) PT prothrombin time (bleeding disorders) PTH parathyroid hormone, parathormone (parathyroid function) Radiograph x-ray image RBC red blood cell count (anemia) REL Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / Ehrlichia / Lyme combination test Retic reticulocyte — immature red blood cell (regenerative vs. non-regenerative anemia) RMSF Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever SAP serum alkaline phosphatase (liver disorders) Schirmer Tear Test tear production test (keratoconjunctivitis sicca — dry eye,) Seg segmented neutrophil — type of white blood cell USG Urine specific gravity (urine concentration, kidney function) spec cPL specific canine pancreatic lipase (pancreatitis)-- replaces the PLI test spec fPL specific feline pancreatic lipase (pancreatitis)-- replaces the PLI test T4 thyroxine hormone — total (thyroid gland function) TLI trypsin - like immunoreactivity (exocrine pancreatic insufficiency) TP total protein (hydration, liver disorders) TPR temperature / pulse / respirations (physical exam vital signs) Trig triglycerides (fat metabolism, liver disorders) TSH thyroid stimulating hormone (thyroid gland function) UA urinalysis (kidney function, urinary tract infection, diabetes) Urine Cortisol - Crea Ratio urine cortisol - creatine ratio (screening test for adrenal gland disease) Urine Protein - Crea Ratio urine protein - creatinine ratio (kidney disorders) VWF VonWillebrands factor (bleeding disorder) WBC white blood cell count (infection, inflammation, bone marrow suppression)

After the blood typing is complete, and your canine qualifies, then an examination, complete blood count (CBC), Comprehensive Chemistry, and a test for Heartworms, Anaplasma, Lymes, and Ehrlichia will be completed at no charge to you.

Lastly, the heartworm test also screens for exposure to tick - related diseases such as Lyme, Anaplasma, and Ehrlichia, all of which are present in Richmond.

Ashley now needs to undergo treatment for Heartworm and Ehrlichia.

Ehrlichia is a bacterial infection transmitted via ticks, if Ashley had been properly cared for, groomed, and treated for fleas and ticks, she would have been saved this unpleasant disease.

Every week we see the results of those who do not believe in vaccinations for their dogs — and the dogs have heart worms or ehrlichia.

The checkup included a full body exam, test for heartworms and other intestinal parasites, lyme & ehrlichia test, as well as a CBC (complete blood count).