I got a new puppy a couple months ago from a local rescue and brought her to the vet for a heartworm test earlier this week (we had to wait until she was 7 months old).
The vet said she's negative for heartworm, but tested positive for Lyme Disease and put her on antibiotics right away.
Does anyone have any experience with a dog diagnosed with Lyme Disease? I've researched online a bit, and it seems pretty straightforward with treatment by antibiotics, but the list of complications/symptoms is a little scary (ongoing joint problems/pain, kidney problems, digestive problems, etc ...).
We've had her on monthly flea/tick application since we got her, and even gave her a Lyme Disease vaccine suggested by the vet since we're in an area bad for ticks at her first vet visit. But the vet said she could have had it for a while and may have been infected by a tick up to 5 months ago.
