Meet Milo. Milo is a 4 month old Boxer that came to Crossroads severely sick from a common tick disease known as Ehrlichiosis.

    Ehrlichia is transmitted by a simple bite from an infected tick and can cause numerous symptoms including lethargy, depression, poor appetite, weight loss, fever, spontaneous bleeding, respiratory distress, anemia, swelling of the legs, lameness, several eye problems, meningitis, and seizures. Severe cases can be fatal. However, we often have confirmed infections in dogs that have no symptoms at all!

    Milo's condition was rapidly declining, so rapid in fact, that within 48 hours of his initial symptoms of pain and lameness, he was in critical condition and dangerously anemic. After extensive treatment and hospitalization for days, a blood transfusion, and hours of nursing care, Milo finally began to improve.

    Milo was finally well enough to go home where his family continued to nurse him back to health. Although Milo still has lasting effects from his Ehrlichia infection to this day, he is a happy and active dog and he has a loving and devoted family to thank for that.