Hi, Bradley---my dog's **former** vet was always talking about all the lyme
disease occurring where I live. Since I'd found ticks on Critter
previously, I authorized the 2-shot series for lyme disease prevention.
After the first shot, Critter developed hot spots. He had also just gotten
his summer cut. When I *tried* to talk to the vet about the possibility of
a reaction, he said it must be burns from the groomer's clippers. After the
second shot, hot spots again appeared and the vet could no longer say it was
something else. (Don't you just *love* vets you have to prove stuff to,
because they have their own agenda, that doesn't include listening and
thinking?) However, he still maintained that the threat of lyme disease was
*worth* the hot spots, "which go away" in the vet's words. I elected to
forego these innoculations again, because of their adverse impact on
Critter's immune system.
A footnote: though I live in Southern Louisiana, where there have been
verified accounts of lyme disease, I later learned that the level of reports
the vet was spouting (a number of years ago) was not, in fact, in existence
at that time, nor have there ever been as many verified accounts as he was
alleging.....
Best wishes, Annette
Bradley Crannell <b
...@christa.unh.edu> wrote in message
...
> Howdy All,
> I am currently on the "hounds of a dilemma". We have a 3 year old
> greyhound, who tests negative for lymes disease, but loves to wander
through
> tall grass. He has had 7 ticks already this year, 4 dog ticks, and 3 deer
> ticks.
> After asking three Vet's we got three answers as to whether it was safe or
> not to vaccinate for lymes. I know the disease exists in this area,
because
> a friend's dog in the next town got lymes last year. However the vaccine
is
> new, and may be worse than running the risk of getting lymes.
> Any thought or experiences on the subject would be greatly appreciated.
> Especially if you know what this vaccine might do in a greyhound.
> Much Thanks,
> Bradley Crannell
