| It is hard to get an early diagnosis of lyme disease in | | | | Your dog may not even show any signs of an illness |
| animals including your own dog. The first sign of lyme | | | | for a long period of time and in fact have lyme |
| disease in humans is a rash, well; animals do not | | | | disease, and then the symptoms can show up a year |
| develop this rash. Lyme disease is also not one of the | | | | later. |
| first illnesses that the veterinarian looks for when you | | | | Diagnosis of lyme disease can be done with a blood |
| take your dog in for a visit. Many other common | | | | test. But, if your dog has had the illness for a long time |
| illnesses can produce some of the same symptoms, | | | | even confirming that it is, in fact lyme disease can be |
| so it can be hard to detect. | | | | hard to prove. In many cases, the antibodies that are |
| Lyme disease does affect each dog different as it | | | | present when a dog has lyme disease may have |
| does with humans. Many dogs that are affected with | | | | already disappeared or have not been created yet. |
| lyme disease seem to be in pain and many stop | | | | So, of course, the best way to go to ensure that your |
| eating. They may even run very high fevers. Lyme | | | | dog does not contract lyme disease is in the |
| disease affects the entire body and some dogs may | | | | prevention. Always groom your dog after they have |
| become lame and then even if untreated the | | | | been outdoors in and around where ticks live, high |
| lameness can disappear but can reappear later on. | | | | grass, thick brush, or even in the woods. |