You ask about the benefits of the canine vaccine against Lyme disease. Dogs walk on it. Many of thes...

1. Canine Lyme Disease
You ask about the benefits of the canine vaccine against Lyme disease. Dogs walk on it. Many of
these same dogs spend weekends with their owners in the Hamptons, upstate, or in Connecticut, all
hotbeds for Lyme disease, where they can easily pick up deer ticks and bring them back to their city
homes. Although the ticks that spread Lyme disease, Ixodes scapularis, are popularly known as deer
ticks, they also live comfortably on small rodents and birds, so they can easily hitch rides to urban
parks. Lyme disease affects humans and animals differently.
Laboratory tests for Lyme disease have not yet been standardized nationally. Lyme disease is treated
with antibiotics under the supervision of a physician. Most patients who are treated in later stages of
the disease also respond well to antibiotics. In a few patients who are treated for Lyme disease,
symptoms of persisting infection may continue or recur, making additional antibiotic treatment
necessary. If your dog develops this condition, don't worry.
Lyme disease is a perplexing condition because it can present itself in so many different ways. No
two cases are alike and the wide variety of symptoms that Lyme can produce can be confused with
many other dog diseases. The fact that Borrelia usually produces no immediate symptoms at all in
most dogs, makes the situation even more confusing. Northwestern California and Mississippi also
see a large number of positive dogs.
This coupled with increased awareness and testing capabilities has led to the greatly increased
reporting of the disease. Despite the fact Lyme disease has been diagnosed in people from all 50
states, it is felt that they acquired the disease by traveling to endemic areas (areas where the
disease is consistently present). Only a relatively small portion of the United States is endemic for
the disease. The human Lyme disease vaccine has been discontinued.
If your pet is exhibiting any of these symptoms and/or you
suspect he/she may have been infected, you should consult
your veterinarian. Since most diagnostic tests rely on
detecting antibodies in the blood, and the symptoms are fairly
non-specific, Lyme disease is difficult to diagnose soon after
infection. Rather than wait, your veterinarian may begin
treatment to see if that has any effect of the symptoms. I am
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