Sounds like a plan! Did you have any other blood chemistries run on her yet? Just a general health panel, and a heartworm/ tick panel? More information about her health is always good.
Mary
Mary
A day at the dog park
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I'm glad you're still trying to give her a shot. Also glad you were able to get a hold of the vet. While not everything has a medical component you absolutely do want to rule those out. The other reason I suggested consulting the vet is there's medications you can try to help with some behavioral issues. They're not magic bullets of course, but they can help when training alone isn't doing enough. My newest dog is on Prozac due to anxiety and one of the possible side benefits is it can reduce instances of dogs peeing in anxiety (one night, she peed on herself and her bed, and then as I cleaned up she went and continued to pee on another dog's bed).
You're still going to want to consult a behavioralist or a very experienced trainer to look for things that you can't see, everything from your body language to the dog's and how you communicate with each other. Since the crate seems to be an issue I personally wouldn't be using one (I can hear my trainer screeching at me now) and I'd also consider moving her bed/crate closer to your bedroom for the time being, and then slowly start moving it away over time, as things settle down. Ideally I'd talk to the behavioralist/trainer before making any changes but I know it's not realistic to expect a trainer to just magically become available.
You're still going to want to consult a behavioralist or a very experienced trainer to look for things that you can't see, everything from your body language to the dog's and how you communicate with each other. Since the crate seems to be an issue I personally wouldn't be using one (I can hear my trainer screeching at me now) and I'd also consider moving her bed/crate closer to your bedroom for the time being, and then slowly start moving it away over time, as things settle down. Ideally I'd talk to the behavioralist/trainer before making any changes but I know it's not realistic to expect a trainer to just magically become available.
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She had a heartworm test done at the shelter. They said if I do another one in November and we have been preventatively medicating they will pay if she has it.
Every shelter/ rescue group I'm aware of does a heartworm test ONLY! You can ask, and if they haven't checked for tick borne diseases, have it done. My last rescue dog was heartworm negative, but had Erlichia and Anaplasma, both easily treated but essential to eliminate!
Mary
Mary
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Yikes! Great tip! I'll be sure they check when we redo the heartworm!
My vet uses the 4 way test heartworm and 3 tick borne diseases.
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Btw got the test done. They said they will possibly have the results tomorrow. If not it will be Monday. She has peed several times since she got home and is acting very happy. Maybe they got enough of the infection out when they took the sample to have her be her normal self 
Every vet doesn't, and the rescue groups and humane societies mostly don't even with dogs coming from the South. It's been a major cause of the spread of these fun problems; travelling pets, with or without ticks on them at the time.
Mary
Mary
Glad you were able to get her in. It would be nice if they got the infection out, but sadly, it doesn't work that way. You should get preliminary results tomorrow, and know if there is bacteria or crystals seen, but it takes 3 days usually to culture it, to know which antibiotic to use. So, no quick cure, bummer. It's possible that if she didn't feel well contributed to the bite, but it's not the cause. Reading back all your posts, there are multiple red flags, that she was a dog on the edge. Dogs like her, that seem normal most of the time, bite because they are telling you to back off, that she doesn't feel safe when you reach for her, touch her neck, etc. Not saying this is your fault, very likely, as I said before it sounds like a dog that has been grabbed and punished harshly, and she doesn't really trust people. Again, you need to talk to a behaviorist, if you choose to keep her. Keep up with the retraining potty work, it sounds like you have a good handle on that. Just know that it can take much long than you'd think, especially when a dog has been in a shelter, and had no choice but to pee on the floor where she lived. Just be careful about grabbing her. Get that drag line set up. Good luck.Btw got the test done. They said they will possibly have the results tomorrow. If not it will be Monday. She has peed several times since she got home and is acting very happy. Maybe they got enough of the infection out when they took the sample to have her be her normal self
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We made sure she drank a LOT of water after the vet. And she did! We just took her on the "before the bed" potty and she went right away!!! I gave her a whole piece of american cheese after she finished. My SO does not want to relocate the crate to our bedroom because of the cat so unfortunately we are currently against that but the guest room is literally across the hall from us in the bed. We are keeping her up with us after her bedtime potty until we finish our movie and then we will put her to bed. I will let you know what happened in the morning but the fact that sge went potty outside without a fight?! We are very hopeful
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