Lyme Disease

Dusty the Sailor Dog was diagnosed with Lyme Disease on Easter Sunday.  We were visiting our son out of state, and the morning after we arrived, Dusty went lame in his right paw.  Getting in and out of the Hummer even with a ramp is a challenge, so we just thought he had a slight injury.  A couple of days later not only was it not better, but he became lethargic and couldn't stand without help.  That was Easter Sunday.  We called a wonderful Vet in MN who spent 20 minutes on the phone with us and then called in a script for an antibiotic.  The next morning the lameness shifted paws!  The vet had us bring Dusty in right away.   He is doing OK now, but I have two reasons for writing this.  First, Dusty was vaccinated against Lyme. Second, I had no idea that lame paw was a symptom of this horrible disease!  I just thought I would pass along this information for others in tic infested areas.