Dr. Sporogamo, talk with Vet and apologies

May 12, 2012

Hi all, just wanted you to know that I am still communicating with Dr.

Sporogamo. He wants me to collect samples of mites so that he can confirm that

I am dealing with the red bird mite, no other kind. This is tough as I am not

sure I still have mites. But I am going to see if I can do this. I know there

was a posting from Linds? I think about the confirmation of bird mites at her

place as well as the PCO believing that up to 30% of people can host them...Wow.

I spent a couple of hours replying to posts only to discover that none of them

seemed to be going through. So I am sorry about that. I wish I could tell you

that I would go back and repost everything, but now I am just so tired.

Hopefully this post will go through or somehow, all my other postings will

magically appear.

But, if anyone has examples of mites they can capture, perhaps we can somehow

get a picture or something as proof of the mite. Then we will need to work on

the fungus. But, just wanted you to know I am still pursuing all of this.

And got a call from my Vet today. He was very excited to read the two articles

I sent him about Bartonella in dogs. He did not know much about it. But he

immediately contacted a professor at Washington State University to discover

more. In the meantime, he is now convinced that the wound on my dog's neck is

the result of a necrotic bite from ??? ...He thinks maybe a tick, but is no

longer ruling out a mite bite. He is prescribing additional abx for her as well

as my other dog and is trying to find out how much the testing will cost. He

now believes both my dogs have Lyme and Bart.

I hope everyone is hanging in there. Wish my replies to your postings had not

been lost.

I am heading back home for a couple of days this weekend. Would have gone

sooner, but it is getting close to my daughter's wedding and I am trying to do

things with her, like going to her gown fitting today and picking out shoes. I

can't do this stuff when I am at home because I am always so scared I am going

to transfer mites to her. Plus I always feel so dirty and itchy. But I have to

face the music sooner or later, so this weekend is the " sooner " ...will keep you

posted as much as I can.

Sure am hoping to see if they have all gone away, but in my heart, I know they

haven't. I only spend a couple of hours inside the house and I start to itch.

My good friend now thinks this problem is all in my head. He told me that he

thought I was just making it all up. Boy did that hurt!

Anyway, stay strong everyone, Terry

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