You still need to keep your dog on flea and tick medication.
Lyme vaccine for dogs but not humans.
The vaccine manufacturer discontinued production in 2002 citing insufficient consumer demand.
Researchers are trying to change that with a potential new vaccine currently in testing.
Lyme disease is the only infection that i know of for which there is an effective vaccine but it s not available to the public.
The vaccine kills lyme bacteria in the tick before they even make it into the dog s body.
The lyme vaccine is all risk and no benefit.
But while it does help control the spread of the disease it doesn t make up for the lack of a vaccine in humans.
She claims the lyme vaccine is more dangerous than lyme disease.
But a human lyme disease vaccine is nowhere to be found.
The second vaccine maker pasteur mérieux connaught saw what had happened and never put out its own product.
Turns out this is not only a discussion around humans but for the dog community as well.
The lyme vaccination for dogs isn t foolproof.
Although getting your dog a lyme vaccination might reduce the risk it s not the all in one cure.
A new option to stop lyme disease.
A lyme disease vaccine is no longer available.
There is no justification for taking this serious vaccination risk with our dogs.
There are signs however that the field is beginning to warm to a human lyme vaccine.
Are you wondering whether or not it is a good idea to get your dog the lyme disease vaccine.
The shot isn t 100 percent effective says dr.
Holistic vet dr patricia jordan urges pet owners to avoid the lyme vaccine for their dogs.
Therefore if you received the lyme disease vaccine before 2002 you are probably no longer protected against lyme disease.
Unless you happen to be a dog.
Since the first lyme disease vaccine for dogs became available in the early.
Protection provided by this vaccine diminishes over time.
Possible side effects and a vaccine hesitant climate haven t however completely dampened the canine vaccine market.
1 the lyme vaccine can cause lyme disease symptoms.