The presence of lyme disease carrying deer ticks in wooded areas of the northeastern united states is a concern for dog owners due to the disease s potential impacts on canines.
Lyme booster for dogs side effects.
Side effects from lyme vaccines and boosters look like untreated lyme infections but the incidence of side effects is small among the thousands of dogs who receive the vaccinations.
Experts have found this vaccine to cause arthritis problems of the heart and nervous system skin problems and sudden kidney failure.
While vaccines are now available there is some question as to whether the side effects are worth the risk.
When testing the vaccines side effects are usually only monitored for couple of days before the vaccine is deemed safe for use.
Cornell university found long term side effects that paint a different picture of the safety of the canine lyme disease vaccination.
In some cases dogs develop lyme disease anyway.
Some of the potential side effects you may witness may include.
There can be side effects to getting vaccinated however most side effects are found to be a rare occurrence according to established veterinary clinics like harlingen veterinary clinic.
The potential dog lyme disease vaccine side effects.
Consequently veterinarians encourage inoculations for puppies.
The shot isn t 100 percent effective says dr.
Lyme vaccinations work best on dogs who have had no lyme exposure.
Lyme vaccine side effects the side effects of the lyme vaccine mimic those of the actual disease because of the proteins within it that pets aren t typically exposed to.