The lyme vaccine is all risk and no benefit.
Lyme vaccine for dogs zoetis.
I tell owners that the lyme vaccine is belt plus suspenders for dogs with heavy exposure to deer ticks.
For use in dogs only this product has been shown to be effective for the vaccination of healthy dogs 8 weeks of age or older against borrelia burgdorferi.
For more information regarding efficacy and safety data go to productdata aphis usda gov.
There is a high chance of severe adverse events like a lifetime of non treatable arthritis pain just for getting the jab in the first place and dr michael garvey of the animal medical center agrees.
And it can happen days or even weeks after vaccination.
And c the most recent lyme vaccine was a zoetis lyme vaccine vanguard crlyme or lymevax.
Check your pet and your family for ticks.
Inject one 1ml dose subcutaneously using aseptic technique.
Vanguard crlyme helps provide broad spectrum coverage against outer surface protein a ospa found in the tick and contains antigens from multiple types of outer surface protein c ospc found in the tick and dog.
The lyme vaccine helps to prevent lyme disease in dogs a bacterial infection that s transmitted by blacklegged aka deer or ixodes ticks that tend to live in woods and tall grasses in many parts of the country.
Annual re vaccination with one dose is recommended.
View manufacturer and or label information.
There is no justification for taking this serious vaccination risk with our dogs.
A second dose should be administered 2 to 3 weeks later.
B the most recent lyme vaccine was administered in the preceding 12 months.
Cut grass remove leaf litter and keep your dog away from high risk areas.
He says dogs can develop lyme like symptoms.
Duration of immunity of at least 15 months has been established.
Lymevax is indicated for the vaccination of healthy dogs 9 weeks of age or older as an aid in the prevention of disease caused by borrelia burgdorferi.
Ask your veterinarian about the latest lyme vaccine technology for broad lyme protection.
What does the lyme vaccine do.
Correctly remove ticks using a tick remover or fine pointed tweezers and keep it for tick identification.
Lymevax is a 2 strain multi antigen vaccine that induces borrelacidal antibody responses to ospa and ospc for dogs 9 weeks of age or older.
