Guest guest Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 I know that dogs can get it. I was buying some syringes for my dogs allergy vaccinations when the lady in line with me told me her dog had lupus. She was surprised that I vaccinate myself. She says that her dog was at the vet quite often because of the lupus. HTH, Lori http://home.comcast.net/~queenstitcher/ http://stitchingqueen.multiply.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 My sheltie has Lyme disease but I wouldn't catch it from him unless he was bitten by a tick that then jumped off of him and bit me. I know also that dogs get arthritis, its interesting that they can get the same diseases as humans. From: eandsspivey <emilyspivey@...> Subject: [ ] Canine Lupus Date: Thursday, June 19, 2008, 10:47 AM I know this is a long shot but has anyone ever heard of this? They think one of my dogs has it and we're waiting for an appointment with a specialist. This is just so strange to me...they keep saying I have it along with my other diseases and testing me for it and one of my dogs gets it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 Dogs, and other animals, can get many of the same diseases as people. Not to say that these diseases are zoonotic (transferable between humans and animals) but they can get cancer, lupus, arthritis, autism, and many others. Cats get a disease like HIV. We aren't that far removed from animals in the grand scheme of things. There are many dogs that have rheumatoid arthritis as well. They often use them to test drugs for our medications. They recently finished a study at Purdue University on dogs with RA to test new medications. ~Autumn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 Does your dog have lupus symptoms, or are they wondering because of a blood test result? Dogs can get lupus. Also, pets and their owners sometimes have the same antibodies. Not an MD On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 9:47 AM, eandsspivey <emilyspivey@...> wrote: > I know this is a long shot but has anyone ever heard of this? They > think one of my dogs has it and we're waiting for an appointment with a > specialist. This is just so strange to me...they keep saying I have it > along with my other diseases and testing me for it and one of my dogs > gets it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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