https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/31037/lymes-disease---could-this-be-it Older dog, showing lameness on a hindlimb for a few days, then several weeks later had sudden onset forelimb lameness which started acutely during a walk, improved after 2 days , but was accompanied by extreme fatigue which has persisted despite theen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/245556?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 24 Sep 2024 23:08:54 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:e613a1e0-2b75-47ba-aa44-12c0e8843257Elizabeth<p>Oops, obviously meant septic arthritis!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/245555?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 24 Sep 2024 23:08:05 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:7528edab-c6dd-430e-a175-ab269cd8ad21Elizabeth<p>As each time the lameness cleared up on its own after a couple of days, I wouldn&#39;t have thought erotic arthritis could be a possibility. I need to double check the records re bloods - I think routine bloods were done during the first episode and were normal.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/245549?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 24 Sep 2024 11:20:03 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:37dc94c8-b2ba-47b9-827f-c96be148819dRichard Carter<p>Yes agree- you would assume classic aggressive local purulent effusion with inflammation, local lymph node hyperplasia but apparently not- damaged compromised arthritic joints are apparently not always sterile and in my area with most dogs out in rough conditions, I suppose they are getting regularly cut on the legs. I didn&rsquo;t ask for studies done but there referral specialists on here who may know? These referrals would have been lame dogs non-responsive to NSAIDs, minimal pathology on exam and x-ray beyond expected/ &lsquo;normal&rsquo; age related OA</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/245535?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 23 Sep 2024 17:26:09 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:a243f015-e0b2-439a-a284-4c97b5e3ba7dKate Richardson<p>Interesting. On one hand we are supposed to reserve antibiotic use to absolutely necessary, on the other hand trial it in a lame dog. Not suggesting every dog should have joint taps and cultures, but some numbers would be good in terms of how likely is septic arthritis. I&#39;d always assumed these animals would be VERY sore and pyrexic</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/245532?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 23 Sep 2024 14:20:38 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:3080e808-3ee3-41c6-95d9-90ec1cc2abb9Richard Carter<p>The other thing to consider is septic arthritis- apparently a lot more common in dogs than I realised as our local referral specialist would regularly ask if we had done a trial antibiotic rx&nbsp;before referring for lameness investigation&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/245519?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 22 Sep 2024 12:42:46 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:35307c55-5fcb-4e61-a06a-9545bd2b4318Elizabeth<p>I&rsquo;ve never seen cases of it in dogs, although quite a few of my local friends - hikers and mountain bikers - have had it. There aren&rsquo;t any swollen joints in this dog, so any testing would have to rely on blood work.&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/245515?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 21 Sep 2024 21:41:37 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:88be9eae-31f4-41be-8df1-11b7873f6044David Mills<p>To quote an eminent ortho specialist - Lyme disease is one of the most &quot;over diagnosed&quot; conditions in dogs - in that most dogs &quot;diagnosed&quot; with it don&#39;t actually have it.</p> <p>I think it&#39;s unlikely. But you may have seen true cases given your location. But the ones that read the textbooks have pyrexia, shifting lameness, and obvious painful joints.&nbsp;</p> <p>What test do you normally use? Joint taps or paired serology?&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>