pet’s breed: Dachsund
pet’s age: six
pet’s sex: Female
previous treatment:

Treatment for bad discs in back in the past but better for the most part now.

QUESTION:

My Ex-Wife’s Dachshund has recently started screaming when she is picked up. She is keeping her front legs drawn up when laying down, her head is very hot to the touch, she is suddenly drooling and has no energy at times. she was walking backward the other day too, like she was just out of it. One vet thinks maybe Lyme disease and has given her predisone. She does not have swollen lymph nodes either. No ticks have been found on her at all, but ticks have been seen in the car. I told her to seek advice from another vet in her area, which she will do. Any other help will be wonderful.
Thanks,

ANSWER

Pets Lyme disease is a very dangerous disease to your pet and it accounts for over 90% of all the vector-recorded illnesses.

The litany of symptoms and problems your pet will encounter with this disease range from pain and swelling and eventually arthritis if not treated, to the most severe cases which could cause kidney failure and sudden death. This disease is much more common in dogs than in cats, but because it has become so widespread, cats are also more at risk now than ever before.

This disease has been recorded in 49 of the 50 states as well as Scandinavia, all of Europe, the former Soviet Union, Japan, China, and Australia. In the United States, it is much more predominate on the Pacific Coast, the Midwest, and Atlantic Coast states. In these areas, over 75% of dogs and a growing number of cats are exposed to this disease.