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Treating Dogs With Lyme Disease Through Antimicrobial Therapy

also see Lyme Disease Cats 

also see Canine Infection

also see Canine Lyme Disease

also see Dog Euthanasia 

Lyme dogs can usually recover from Lyme disease symptoms within a few weeks with proper antimicrobial therapy.

Complications of Lyme Disease

Lyme in dogs should be treated right away, as it can lead to permanent nerve damage.

Antibiotic Treatment of Dog Lyme

Dog Lyme disease is usually treated with antibiotics. Usually a tetracycline or penicillin-based antibiotic is prefered.

The minimum course of treatment is 14 days. Some dogs may need to remain on antibiotics for thirty days or more.

Antibiotics do not completely eradicate the Lyme disease bacteria from your dog'd body. The bacteria will remain laternt, so symptoms of Lyme disease in dogs can recur weeks or months after antibiotic treatment has ended; in this case, treatment will need to be repeated.

Antimicrobial Treatment of Lyme in Dogs

Antimicrobial treatment may be combined with antibiotic treatment to help suppress the Lyme bacteria within your dog's body.

Most dogs begin to improve within 48 hours of beginning medication, and have recovered fully within two weeks.

also see Dog Lyme Disease Symptoms: Six Indicators

also see Lyme Disease in Dogs: High Risk Areas in the US

also see Brucellosis

also see Lyme Disease