Here's what I had found about Lyme disease;
"Most dogs in Lyme disease infested areas acquire Lyme-antibodies without ever exhibiting any symptoms of the disease.
Lyme disease is very serious in humans
and though could cause debilitating illness in
some dogs. However, most dogs who contract it experience only a brief, accute illness. In fact, dogs often test positiive for Lyme Disease with no observable symptoms at all. More importantly; the
vaccine itself can cause inflammatory arthritis!"
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Originally Posted by CupofDog  I TOTALLY AGREE!! My parents keep saying, 'he needs the lyme vaccination because there are so many ticks where we live' and I try and explain that he has had 13 of those shots already - they should be thanking God he is still alive!!
He is so cute, still! His little tongue pokes out and tonight he licked his bowl of raw food clean! I hope the hotspots start clearing up soon...Its sad to see... |