Lyme Disease Testing Offered For Equines

Newsdate: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 - 08:04 am
Location: AUGUSTA, Maine

Horse and Hound Veterinary Services offers Lyme Disease testing for horses, ponies, mules, and donkeys. A small sample of blood is all that is needed for the Lyme Multiplex testing done at Cornell University Diagnostic Laboratory.

Lyme Multiplex testing done at Cornell University Diagnostic Laboratory

Lyme Multiplex testing done at Cornell University Diagnostic Laboratory

Maine Veterinary Service offers timely testing for Lyme Disease.

This new form of antibody testing allows the vet and owner to evaluate the level of exposure, active infection, or resolution of disease in the equid.

This test is very accurate and highly useful in evaluating a horse's status once Oxytetracycline and Doxycycline therapies have been administered. For more information or to schedule testing, please call 557-5669

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Flossie Sellers

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As an animal lover since childhood, Flossie was delighted when Mark, the CEO and developer of EquiMed asked her to join his team of contributors.

She enrolled in My Horse University at Michigan State and completed a number of courses in everything related to horse health, nutrition, diseases and conditions, medications, hoof and dental care, barn safety, and first aid.

Staying up-to-date on the latest developments in horse care and equine health is now a habit, and she enjoys sharing a wealth of information with horse owners everywhere.

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