{"id":2393,"date":"2019-08-28T06:48:50","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T06:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/petcaresupplies.improvepetcare.com\/?p=2393"},"modified":"2019-08-28T06:50:42","modified_gmt":"2019-08-28T06:50:42","slug":"does-your-dog-have-lyme-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/petcaresupplies.improvepetcare.com\/does-your-dog-have-lyme-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Your Dog Have Lyme Disease?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"520\" src=\"http:\/\/petcaresupplies.improvepetcare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/PCS-Does-Your-Dog-Have-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2398\" srcset=\"http:\/\/petcaresupplies.improvepetcare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/PCS-Does-Your-Dog-Have-1-1.jpg 750w, http:\/\/petcaresupplies.improvepetcare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/PCS-Does-Your-Dog-Have-1-1-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lyme disease in dogs is one of the foremost common tick-transmitted diseases within the world. However, it solely causes symptoms in ten percent of affected dogs. Your pooch is infected with this zoonotic disease, the dominant clinical feature is perennial limping, thanks to inflammation of the joints and a general feeling of uncomfortableness. There can also be depression and an absence of hunger. Additional serious complications embody injury to the kidneys and heart or systema nervosum unwellness. Transmission of zoonotic diseases has been frequently reported in dogs and is most rife within the higher midwestern states, the Atlantic seaside, and also the Pacific coastal states. However, the illness is spreading and becoming more common throughout the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Symptoms\nof Zoonotic Disease<\/strong>\n<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Dogs\nshow perennial limping thanks to inflammation of the joints as mentioned\nbefore. Generally the limping last for 3 to 4 days. However, it re-occurs\nwithin a few days or weeks; in the same or alternate legs. This can be referred\nto as \u201cshifting-leg limping.\u201d One or additional joints could also be swollen\nand painful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Glomerulonephritis\u2014inflammation\nand incidental malfunctioning of the kidney&#8217;s glomeruli (essentially, a blood\nfilter) are also among the fatal symptoms associated with the disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kidney\ndisease might set in because the dog begins to exhibit such signs as stomach reflex,\ndiarrhea, lack of craving, weight loss, magnified micturition and thirst, and\nabnormal fluid build-ups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Symptoms<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Stiff\nand reluctant to walk with an arched back<\/li><li>Denies\ncontact in certain parts, especially joints<\/li><li>Difficulty\nin breathing<\/li><li>Fever,\nlack of appetite, and depression<\/li><li>Superficial\nlymph nodes close to the site of the infecting tick bite may be swollen<\/li><li>Heart\nabnormalities are reported, but they are rare<\/li><li>Nervous\nsystem complications \u2013 very rare<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<strong>Lyme\nDisease Causes in Dogs<\/strong> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Lyme disease is caused by a spirochete (bacteria) of the\u00a0Borrelia burgdorferi\u00a0species. Borrelia burgdorferi is transmitted by slow-feeding, hard-shelled deer ticks (Ixodes spp.). Infection generally happens when the Borrelia-carrying tick has infested the dog for a minimum of forty-eight hours.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Diagnosing Lyme Disease in Dogs<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>You\nwill have to be compelled to provide a thorough history of your dog&#8217;s health to\nyour vet. Your vet might run some combination of blood chemistry tests, a whole\nblood cell count, urinalysis, X-rays, fecal examinations, and tests specific to\ndiagnosis zoonotic disease (e.g. serology). Fluid from the affected joints can\nalso be collected for analysis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Treating Lyme Disease in Dogs<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>If\nyour dog is suffering from Lyme disease then the poor pooch is treated as an associate\npatient unless their condition is unstable (e.g. severe excretory organ\ndisease). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Doxycycline\nis the commonest antibiotic that is prescribed for Lyme disease. However,\nalternative dog antibiotics are obtainable and are highly effective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\ncounseled treatment length is sometimes a minimum of four weeks, and longer\ncourses could also be necessary in some cases. Your vet can also prescribe pain\ntreatments for dogs i.e. NSAIDS, if your dog is particularly uncomfortable and\nsuffering from pain. Unfortunately, antibiotic treatment doesn&#8217;t continually\nand utterly eliminate infection with Borrelia burgdorferi microorganism.\nSymptoms might get treated but can return later and chances of kidney failure\nare also there. Hence, antibiotics should be dosed in a proper way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Preventing Lyme Disease in Dogs\nWith PetCareSupplies<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Preventing Lyme disease means preventing tick infestations. To prevent ticks you need to regularly administer tick and flea treatments like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.petcaresupplies.com\/frontline-plus-for-dogs\/flea-and-tick-control-treatment-3.aspx?utm_source=intblog&amp;utm_medium=seo&amp;utm_campaign=lymedisease\"><strong>Frontline Plus<\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.petcaresupplies.com\/bay-o-pet-kiltix-collar-for-dogs\/flea-and-tick-control-treatment-72.aspx?utm_source=intblog&amp;utm_medium=seo&amp;utm_campaign=lymedisease\"><strong>Bayopet Killtix collar<\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.petcaresupplies.com\/ultrum-ultimate-long-acting-spray-for-dogs\/flea-and-tick-control-treatment-378.aspx?utm_source=intblog&amp;utm_medium=seo&amp;utm_campaign=lymedisease\"><strong>Ultrum Ultimate long-lasting Spray<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong> Also, ensure that you keep checking your pooch continuously for any tick infestations, and if you find any tick attached on your Fido\u2019s skin, use a pair of tweezers to remove the creepy critter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lyme disease in dogs is one of the foremost common tick-transmitted diseases within the world. However, it solely causes symptoms in ten percent of affected dogs. 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