3 Yr Old Bullmastiff had Lyme and Ehrlichia last year, may have again-Do I need Lyme & Ehrlichia titer BOTH?
Jun.20, 2011 in
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My 3 year old Bullmastiff had Lyme and Ehrlichia last year- took doxy for 2 months and much better.
He had 1 deer tick this year with a small red mark for about 1 week after tick removal. I watch him walk and at times think he is lame on his front end, although its hard to determine, since he is big and goofy! I want to re-check him for this, but I vagely remember that the Ehrlichia titer checked both the Lyme Disease levels as well as the Ehrlichia levels… Is this correct? Or do I need BOTH Lyme and Ehrlichia titers done to determine if he has this again?
Thank You.

June 20th, 2011 at 1:35 pm
If you or your vet suspect that he has both, then you need to test for BOTH. Your vet may have done a tick panel which tested for several diseases including both lyme and ehrlichia…but the specific ehrlichia titer ONLY tests for ehrlichia.
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