I took Lola into the vet last week for her SNAP bloodwork before starting her on heartworm med (Interceptor). I got a call from the vet this morning. She fortunately came back negative for heart worm but positive for Lymes!!
She's primarily an inside dog, has received the Lymes vaccine, and I've only ever found one tick on her and that was about a month ago. We still have snow in some places!!
She will need to be on doxycycline for a month. He's checking to see what the proper dosage will be as she's only 9 pounds. Does anyone have any experience with Lymes Disease and what might be the side effects of being on doxycyline for so long?
She's symptom free right now but he said that once it manifest she can go down hill fast physically re: pain, limping, soreness etc. He told me that up to 10% of the dogs he is testing this year are coming back positive. I have never had to start the Frontline/Interceptor in March! So just as a heads up....depending on where you live you may want to check with your vet. I'm in northern NH.