Cainine Lyme Disease Introduction

What is the the Lyme Disease?

Lyme disease is a clinical disease caused by the tiny spirochetes (Treponema burgdorferi), which is mainly transmitted by ticks. There are many types of spirochetes, but Treponema burgdorferi seems to be the only spiral-shaped bacteria that can infect small mammals, especially mice. Ticks will stay on these mammals or enter the body and infect the bacteria to their predators.

The carrier of the spirochetes is the hard-shelled pictogram tick. In the United States, the scapular tick (deer tick) is mainly found in the Northeast and Midwest, while the western blackleg tick is mainly found on the Pacific Coast. Deer ticks are the most common type of tick that transmits this disease, although other ticks can also transmit the disease.

Clinical symptoms

The most common clinical symptoms in dogs with this disease are: limp, swollen joints, and hot to the touch. Lyme disease can also cause heart, kidney, and nervous system symptoms.

Common clinical symptoms include:

1. Recurrent claudication

2. Unwilling to move due to pain

3. Swelling of one or more joints

4. Anorexia

5. Fever

6. Drowsiness

7. Depression

Lyme nephritis is a serious but rare disease that can be caused by Brucella bacteria and is thought to be secondary to the accumulation of immune complexes in the kidneys.

The clinical symptoms of Lyme nephritis include:

1. weight loss

2. Muscle atrophy

3. Vomiting

4. Loss of appetite

5. Bad breath

Related test kits

1. Lyme Disease Antibody Test

2. Ehrlichia/Lyme/Anaplasma Combo Test

3. Ehrlichia/Lyme/Anaplasma/Heartorm Combo Test