I thought we were through with having to worry about ticks this year, apparently I was wrong. We just found one on the inside of Bass' thigh the other day…crazy New England weather, lol.
He has had both rounds of the Lyme vaccine, but it's primarily the co-infections that worry me when it comes to tick bites. Thankfully he is showing no signs of illness but after this past summer's crazy tick infestation, I can't help relive the fear of him possibly contracting Lyme disease and other tick born illnesses.
For those of you that live in New England or those that want to know more on the matter, I'm including an article that I recently read that talks about a dog contracting Lyme, what the warning signs were and how it was handled. I like it, because it mentions Dr. Sam Telford III, Sc.D., M.S. (very knowledgeable doctor!).
Lyme disease poses deceptive, deadly threat to dogs - Gate House
He has had both rounds of the Lyme vaccine, but it's primarily the co-infections that worry me when it comes to tick bites. Thankfully he is showing no signs of illness but after this past summer's crazy tick infestation, I can't help relive the fear of him possibly contracting Lyme disease and other tick born illnesses.
For those of you that live in New England or those that want to know more on the matter, I'm including an article that I recently read that talks about a dog contracting Lyme, what the warning signs were and how it was handled. I like it, because it mentions Dr. Sam Telford III, Sc.D., M.S. (very knowledgeable doctor!).
Lyme disease poses deceptive, deadly threat to dogs - Gate House