valley fever spreading?
 

last December Maggie was diagnosed with valley fever and she is still not passed it. we have her on medication and see the vet every other month. I'm told she is getting better (lower titer). lately I have noticed that she is very sensitive about her neck and even hurts when we pick her up. I will talk to my vet about this but does anyone have any suggestions? I feel like after being treated for 10 months we shouldn't be seeing new symptoms. is this her getting worse?


If there is anything I can add to her treatment I am all in.

When you consider that Maggie could be in treatment one year - two years - five years - up to the rest of her life -then ten months is not long to be on meds for Valley Fever. Has Maggie seemed ill, ran a fever, been recently vaccinated? Anything that might have lowered her immune system could cause an increase in symptoms and titer. Then again, maybe Maggie just strained a muscle or pulled something, and this soreness isn't even related to Valley Fever. When one has a dog with a chronic illness, it is easy to blame the condition for every little thing that goes wrong.

Medication (Fluconazole) is helpful in the treatment of VF in that it stops the growth of the fungus, but it takes a strong immune response from your dog's own body to overcome this nasty fungus. Anything you can do to keep her otherwise healthy and to boost her immune system is beneficial. When my dog was in treatment for Valley Fever I gave him colostrum every day. Also a good multi-vitamin supplement, denamarin to protect his liver, MSM, fish oil, Vitamin C, Pet Tinic which is a B vitamin plus iron supplement. He also got olive leaf and oil of oregano tinctures, both of which are natural antifungals.

I hope Maggie just had a strain or pulled muscle and is already feeling better.

Diana

Those are awesome ideas, I now that you mention them I do remember hearing that. I am having a hard time finding how much olive leaf is okay for dogs. We have it in liquid form(we use that for ourselves and our children, I love It) do you know the dosage amount?

Isn't garlic oil also an antifungal????

Sorry to hear your baby has this.

Maggiebaby, the dosage really depends on the strength of the product you're using. I got a lot of good advice from a knowledgeable woman that runs our vitamin store and also had a few consults with a holistic vet. I remember that we had it in those tiny little bottles of essential oils. It was only a couple of drops for my yorkie.

Diana

So sorry you're having to go through this...valley fever is nasty..it can linger forever :(. I hope your little one gets better soon.