Lyme disease is booming

[h2ofwlr]

As a few here may recall, Casey my GR died from complications of Lyme disease 1.5 years ago.  I found out the other week, a dog in my neighborhood had lyme disease and died 14 months ago too.  So please make sure that your dog gets the lyme vacine from your vet, as then at least your dog will have a fighting chance to recover from it if indeed they get it.  And yes Buzz has been vacinated since last spring.

Here is an article in the newspaper, being pics and graphics are present, I am only providing a link, but please read it as it has to do with us humans contracting the disease.

http://www.startribune.com/outdoors/story/1247350.html

[Mayfly]

I actually went into the doctor because of a giant bite that resembled a tick bite. The doc said he thought it was just a spider bite though. I was put on antibiotics.  The Doc told me that I was the 4th one today to come in with a bite.

[mrs icebanger]

I work in an animal hospital near forest lake....We screen dogs for lyme every year with their heartworm tests.  Our numbers of positive tests in these dogs is incredible....not only lyme disease but another tick borne disease is becoming a problem in Minnesota and that is Anaplasmosis.  Alot of times the dogs have both... and never show any symptoms...or they are subtle symptoms that are hard to notice.....i go to alot of seminars and talks about tick borne diseases and even the experts dont know all there is to know about these diseases because they change so much.  Not only the Lyme vaccine is important to give your dog but also tick preventatives.  The tick seasons seem to start sooner and go later with the warm winters.  Lyme disease is serious and we should take it seriously! Screen your dogs...vaccinate them ....and most important ..keep the ticks off of them!  

[holdemtwice]

 thanks for posting the  link. i think the  more educated we become  the better chances of not contracting this terrible but treatable disease .


   HT