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Originally Posted by mainegirl  My vet did not reccomend the Lyme vx for my dog. The effective rate right now is to low and the chance of reaction is to high. Currently there is a test for Lyme (I work for a great company that develops Animal diagnostic tests, this is one of our tests)) and I think I'll test each year along with heartworm. Lyme is trateable if caught early. I don't give that vaccination to my horse either but I do worry. My friends lab had the Lyme vx and still ended up getting it and dying of kidney failure at 7 years. Man those ticks I wish there was some way to control them! |
That's interesting. Edie had the vx about 4 years ago. We don't need them in Arizona, so she never had another one. I remember an article in the Portland Press Herald about dogs with Lyme. It can be devasating. That's why I had her get the vx.