09-19-2014, 05:54 AM
ezdays Wrote:Our Samoyed puppy had RMSF. We were in Pennsylvania. We almost lost her then, and I blame the high fever she had for her early sudden death at 3 years old.Chief Eagles Wrote:4:30 EDT today. Test came back. Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. Good thing I was already on meds.
How'd ya get that? You're quite a few miles from the Rocky Mountains....
Glad it's under control with meds though...
RMSF is more prevalent in the east. The ticks from deer are the major carriers. Our vet claims any tick can be a carrier, no mater what type. It is nothing to mess with. It is way past time to cull these deer herds population back to where they were before they started being grain fed from farmers fields.
Chief, best wishes for a speedy and full recovery.
Charlie