Lyme Disease is a condition
with a variety of effects and signs in the
infected dog. Cats can get Lyme Disease
but it is far more common in dogs and humans.
Caused by a corkscrew shaped bacteria with the
name Borrelia burgdorferi, it is most commonly
introduced into the victim's tissues through the
bite of a tick called Ixodes scapularis;
it's common name is the Black-Legged
Tick and it used to be called the Deer
Tick. Visit the links below for excellent
data and pictures of these ticks.
The dog in
this video displays the joint discomfort Lyme
Disease patients endure. Many dogs present with
seemingly mild, intermittent forelimb lameness.
Others, such as the dog in this video, seem to ache all
over.
Not every
Ixodes tick will harbor the Borrelia bacteria that causes
the disease. The owner never saw any ticks on this
little dog...
all it takes is one!
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Video Of A
Dog With Lyme Disease
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to start the video of a dog with Lyme Disease
The
Lyme Disease patient in this video had a temperature of
103.3 degrees. Normal body temperatures often
range between 100.5 and 102.5.
This
patient walked normally within 36 hours of the start of
antibiotics; nevertheless, treatment should continue for 3
to 6 weeks. Each case is handled individually.
Blacklegged (or deer) ticks (Ixodes
scapularis and Ixodes pacificus) can
transmit several tick-borne diseases including
anaplasmosis,
babesiosis and Lyme
disease. An adult tick is pictured at left, though
it is the smaller nymphal stage ticks which most
commonly bite humans.
Interesting tick
images below from VeterinaryMedicalImages.com
This tick does
not carry Borrelia organisms and so does not
contribute to Lyme Disease infections
American dog tick
(Dermacentor variabilis) as well as the
Rocky Mountain wood tick (Dermacentor andersoni)
can transmit many diseases including
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
and
tularemia.
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