I took Boru to the vet today for some shots and a 3-month checkup. In addition to gaining 7 pounds, bringing him to 18 pounds already, he got his first Lyme disease vaccination.I didn't have to think too long or hard about whether to vaccinate Boru against Lyme disease. I wish they could have stuck me with the needle too. As a dog who already has an affinity for jumping into the weeds and playing in the woods, the risk of Boru getting bitten by a tick is pretty high, and it's not even hunting season yet. Here in central Pennsylvania, Lyme disease is all too common among people, and dogs.
In 2002, GlaxoSmithKlyne came out with a human vaccine, but after some bad press and some class-action law suits, the booster went off the market. There are currently three different versions of a vaccine for dogs though, and it might be the most important shot that my hunting dog will ever get.
