After 1 week of Doxy

Life is busy as usual (especially in December) which has made it easier to allow Chance to take the meds for the lyme and hopefully get better without me adding any extra stress to his life. And I want to see if there are any noticeable changes in him by just watching. I have heard that improvements can happen quickly, I don't know a lot about lyme disease or treating it, I'm doing research on my own and did get some info from the vet. Giving him the meds has been easy. He gets 45 tablets 2x a day. I have a small coffee grinder (vet recommended) I put the 45 tablets in along with 2 peppermint candies and grind away. After Pilots choking episode I soak all grain now and I mix the ground meds & peppermints with the mash of grain. At first Chance ate v-e-r-y slowly, but being the kind of horse who loves to eat, he didn't waste an ounce. He reminds me of somebody from the depression era who had to ration food, it doesn't matter what it is or how it tastes, it can't be wasted! I had started with just 1 peppermint candy but increase to 2 which helped. Now he is eating normally which is great, I didn't want to stick a syringe in his mouth twice a day! He also gets probiotics to help his stomach. I had actually put him on the probiotics over a year ago, while he is on the meds I have doubled up on them. And he gets his joint supplements.
So, as far as any changes in Chance after the 1st week, I have noticed 2. The other evening he was running around like a fool. Not because he had been scared by anything, he was having fun. Whats the big deal about that? He was cantering and not cross-cantering. I can't remember very many times when he has cantered correctly, even on his own. I've asked many people about this and the consensus was that some horses are more comfortable cross-cantering. And because it really doesn't matter to me how he canters I was okay with that answer. The other thing he did was gallop...really fast! He would canter down the hill, go to the end of the paddock, around the round bale feeder and gallop as fast as he could back up the hill. I have never seen him move that fast, and I'm not sure if he knew he could move that fast. It was so much fun to watch.
The weather is gorgeous today and it is going to change tonight, it would be a crime if I didn't get out there even for 1/2 an hour. I'm going to put a halter on him and work with his feet. It has been a week and 5 days today on the meds, more positive changes would be wonderful, if not, he just needs more time and thats okay.