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Symptoms of Lyme Disease in Dogs and Cats

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Lyme Disease Symptoms & Signs in Dogs and Cats

Lyme Disease symptoms in dogs include limping and intermittent, wandering arthritis that affects one joint one day, and the same or another joint the next day. The painful arthritic joint may be hot and swollen so that pets walk stiffly and arch their backs. Some pets are lethargic and anorexic, and have fevers.

After having Lyme Disease for some time, pets may develop kidney problems because the white blood cell antibodies that attach themselves to the Lyme spirochete form clumps (antigen-antibody complex) that plug up the kidney filtering unit, the glomerulus. With glomerulonephritis, the pet loses the ability to prevent molecules like sodium from being lost in the urine. These lost sodium molecules pull water into the urine and the pet urinates large quantities. This makes the pet thirsty and it drinks to replenish what is lost in the urine. The tendency to urinate large quantities (polyuria) and drink large quantities (polydipsia), or PUPD, is characteristic of chronic kidney failure.

Heart and nervous system disease is also possible, but rare. Lymph nodes may swell as the white blood cells multiply to produce more immune soldiers to fight the infection.

The articles here were answered by a variety of pharmacists and veterinarians

Date	Category	Topic
03/29/06	Flea & Tick	LYME DISEASE
02/02/06	Diuretics	URINATING FREQUENTLY AND ALWAYS THIRSTY
12/15/05	Flea & Tick	HIVES
12/09/05	Pain/Inflammation	LYME DISEASE
12/04/05	Bone & Joint Care	LYME DISEASE
12/02/05	Vaccines	LYMES VACCINE
11/18/05	Antibiotics/Anti-Infectives	INFECTION/NECK THROB
11/07/05	Digestive Care	CONSTIPATION, APPETITE
07/11/05	Antibiotics/Anti-Infectives	LYME DISEASE DOSAGE
03/03/05	Other	LYME DISEASE TREATMENT
11/05/04	Seizure Disorder	LYME DISEASE
09/21/04	Antibiotics/Anti-Infectives	LYME
08/11/04	Bone & Joint Care	LYME DISEASE
07/15/04	Other	LYME DISEASE
05/23/04	Flea & Tick	LYME DISEASE
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Arthritis

Limping

Stiff back

Swollen joints

Fever

Lethargy

Zoonotic disease is transmitted through ticks to people

Many pets clear infection without treatment

Pets with poor immune response may have lingering illness

Outdoor pets

Pets with no protection from ticks

Pets sharing fields with mice and deer

Pets in Northeastern US and the upper mid-west. States include; Connecticut Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland, Massachusetts, and Wisconsin

Protects Cartilage

Repairs Joints

Prevents Further Damage

Helps Lower Pain-Medication Dosage

See Joint Supplements

For Dogs:

Preventic collar

Zema Flea & Tick Collar

For Cats:

Zema Flea & Tick Collar

Frontline Top Spot

Revolution

Other Products:

Virbac Yard Spray

Virbac Knockout Fogger

Zodiac Flea Spray

Zodiac Fogger

This information is for educational purposes only and is intended to be a supplement to, and not a substitute for, the expertise and professional judgment of your veterinarian. The information is NOT to be used for diagnosis or treatment of your pet. You should always consult your own veterinarian for specific advice concerning the treatment of your pet.

The information about medications is not intended to cover all possible uses, directions, precautions, warnings, allergic reactions, drug interactions or adverse effects, nor should it be construed to indicate that use of a particular drug is safe, appropriate or effective for your pet. It is not a substitute for a veterinary exam, and it does not replace the need for services provided by your veterinarian.

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