Thread: Lyme Vaccine?
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Old 11-02-2010, 07:04 AM   #7
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Probably a stupid question but is the only way a dog can get lyme disease is from a tick bite? I am very leery about giving my dog all these shots if they aren't necessary.
The only way you can get Lyme Disease is from a tick bite. In Connecticut only the deer tick carries the disease. This tick is a very tiny tick and hard to spot on your dog until after it has fed for a while and is engorged. Not all deer ticks are carriers of the disease.
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