Hi, I've been searching the internet for all the causes and illness, but I'm stuck. So this is the situation. We are living in a small town, and 10 days before, my Labrador retriever was bitten by a tick. I thought nothing serious and removed that tick myself. Four days passed, I was walking in a park with my lab(it was a sunny hot day) and when we get back home I noticed that he started panting fast and heavily even when lying on the ground. I thought something is wrong and took him straight to our local vet. Told him about that tick and he injected something against Babesiosis. Also some antibiotics. My dog's body temperature was 102. Now he has been on antibiotics course for 5 days and his condition is getting even worse. He is very tired all the time, wants to lie, sleeps all day, breathing fast and drinks lots of water. Urinates for like a minute, but not that frequently. Eating is normal and he wants to eat, also no diarrhea. Today that vet tested a urine sample and said that everything looks normal. He doesn't know what could be that inflammation cause... I don't know what to do, how to help my boy and it's breaking my heart
Welcome to the forum. I'm so sorry to hear that you and your dog are having such a stressful time. It's not something I've come across before I'm afraid, but in your situation i'd probably be tempted to get a second opinion from another vet just in case something has been missed. And don't be afraid to keep taking him back to the vet for further advice or investigation if his condition is not improving as they feel it should. Do let us know how he gets along! Wishing you all the best, Lucy
I'd be inclined to get a second opinion off another vet as soon as possible. Keeping my fingers crossed for a speedy recovery. It's awful when they are unwell, and more so when you don't know what's wrong.
Has the vet run bloods? That is the only way to diagnose what type of tick borne disease it is. (If it is that and it's not a coincidence.) Go back to the vet and if you don't have much faith in their approach, use a different vet...
