Dogs get ehrlichiosis from the brown dog tick, which passes an ehrlichia organism into the bloodstream when it bites. It is also possible for dogs to become infected through a blood transfusion from an infected dog. [1] There are three stages of ehrlichiosis, each varying in severity. The acute stage, occurring several weeks after infection [...]
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Ehrlichiosis, Signs and symptoms and Overview
January 11th, 2011 
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Posted in Dog Health, Pet Health 
Tags: disease, dog, Dogs, edema, Rocky Mountain, tick 
No Comments »Ehrlichia in Greyhounds
January 10th, 2011 pet-admin Ehrlichia is a tick-born infectious blood disease that greyhounds commonly get while on the track. Symptoms may not show up in your greyhound for as long as 5-7 years following a bite from a tick carrying Ehrlichia. Your greyhound may have contacted the disease while at the track and then adopted out in another area [...]
