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My dog had Valley Fever for most of his life. First in his lungs, and eventually got to his spinal cord and started paralyzing him :( My best friend's dog had seizures because of it. Very scary.
I had it in 2004. Lost part of my right lung and spent 28 days in a coma.
Would not recommend. >

Damn!! Sorry to hear, glad you pulled through!! >

Partially anyway >

Great. Linked to wildfires, too. I got "Valley Fever" in Oceanside about 20 years ago, just hanging out on the beach with an offshore wind. Construction and soil disturbance and spread the spores. >

Wow. That seriously sucks, I’m sorry that happened to you! >

Steroids worked; not sure how that functions, but that knocked it right out.  Wish the doctor had tried that sooner. >

Steroids should do the opposite in a fungal infection. They should (do) suppress the immune system. >

Call the doctors and let them know. >

I am a doctor. >

Call the better ones then, whaddaya what? >

“ Man goes to doctor. Says he's depressed...” >

but doc, i am a fungus! >

A lot folks are making jokes but Valley Fever is a miserable disease.  Many people who catch it never fully get over it.  If this keeps spreading we are going to need better anti fungal drugs. >

For real. I lived in an area with Valley Fever for a long time and it could infect people AND pets. It's really miserable and can be very dangerous, especially for people with compromised immune systems. >

When we lived in Tucson Arizona our neighbors’ dog contracted Valley Fever, and she suffered terribly with it. It was very debilitating, because she had it in her joints and couldn’t walk well. The sole veterinarian medication they had for it for a long time was only available in Mexico, so people would make trips down there (60 miles from Tucson) and pick up supplies of it.