Treatment of lyme disease in dogs

Once you have had your dog diagnosed through a vet either by a positive blood test or the vet making an educated diagnosis due to circumstances such as the symptoms and the fact your dog has been in an area where there is a high risk of exposure recently, it is possible for the disease to be easily treated.

The regular treatment for lyme disease in dogs is a simple 4 week course of antibiotics however there are also natural herbal remedies available as alternative methods of treatment.

These natural remedies will improve the function of the dogs liver in order to fight against the bacteria in the blood just like the antibiotics do.

It is vital that if you think that your dog may have lyme disease that you have them diagnosed and subsequently treated. Do not take it upon yourself to assume that they may or may not have the disease or try to apply treatment yourself without first consulting a vet. Whereby natural remedies can be beneficial to your dog in any case and also more so in used concurrently with antibiotics, as mentioned on the main page if the problem is not treated in the appropriate way then major complications such as canine arthritis along with neurological and heart problems can follow.

Giving your dog regular homeopathic remedies can actually protect your dog from contracting lyme disease in dogs and other vector-borne diseases and illnesses, these can be bought both on-line and at your local pet store. This is something that is relatively inexpensive and depending on where you live may be an absolute life saver for your pet. If you are situated in a rural area where your dog will face regular exposure then building up it's immune system makes much more sense than knowing you will have to take regular visits to the vet.

Having sufficient pet insurance in place is also very wise because if you do end up having to take your dog to the vets in order to receive a blood test and treatment this can be expensive, so if you are yet to ask yourself 'Do I need pet insurance?' then now may be the time to do so.

If your dog does go on to develop canine arthritis as a result of having had lyme disease in dogs then please see our page on canine arthritis for further information on the condition and also treatment.