Definition: Lyme disease is a bacterial infection, spread through the bite of an infected tick. Left untreated, it can affect your dog's major organs like his heart, lungs, and liver.
Symptoms
- Swollen lymph nodes
- Fever
- Lethargy
- Joint Pain
- Loss of apetite
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Antibiotics are most commonly used to treat lyme disease in dogs.
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A lyme disease vaccine is available to most dogs, but it is far better to prevent a tick from burrowing into your dog in the first place. Use of tick repellents or medications that kill ticks on contact is your dog's best defense against this tick-borne disease.