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Although most people have heard of Lyme Disease, not many know about another dangerous tick-borne illness that can cause serious complications in our dogs – Tick Fever.
Tick Fever, also known as Ehrlichiosis, is found worldwide and has been reported in almost every state in the U.S. It’s caused by a tiny organism called rickettsia, which is a type of bacteria that has evolved to behave more like a virus, in that it can actually take over living cells and grow inside them.
The 2 most common forms of rickettsia causing Ehrlichiosis in dogs and their wild wolf cousins are Ehrlichia canis (which is transmitted by the Brown Dog tick, and is by far the most prevalent) and Ehrlichia ewingii (transmitted by the Lone Star tick).
How Do Dogs Become Infected With Tick Fever?
When ticks feed on an animal infected with Ehrlichia, they also become infected. Ehrlichia can remain alive in the tick for up to 5 or 6 months before being passed on to another host.

When an infected tick bites a dog, it immediately begins injecting its saliva into the dog’s skin. This saliva not only has an anesthetic effect (which allows the tick to bite without its host noticing), it also contains a cement-like material to keep the tick stuck to the skin AND an anticoagulant to keep the dog’s blood from clotting so the tick can continue to feed for days. All this is very bad news for the dog, since it only takes 3-6 hours for the Ehrlichia to be transmitted through the tick’s saliva into the dog’s bloodstream. Sadly, it only takes a single bite for a dog to become infected.
Once in the bloodstream, the organism begins to multiply and spread. From there, it can take between 8 and 20 days for the dog to show the first signs of Tick Fever.
Tick Fever Symptoms
Symptoms of Tick Fever can be vague and mild at first. The disease is typically divided into 3 distinct stages:
The Acute Phase
During the earliest stage of Tick Fever, dogs may suffer from low-grade fever, swollen lymph nodes, unexplained bruising, loss of appetite, joint pain, nasal discharge, or difficulty breathing. This stage can last anywhere from 2 to 4 weeks, at which point the dog can appear to recover.
The Subclinical Phase
During this phase, the organism is still present, but it’s not causing any signs of infection. It takes up residence in the dog’s spleen, where it remains quietly dormant. The dog can remain in this phase for anywhere from several months to years, during which he appears to be back to normal and healthy. It’s at this stage that some dogs are actually able to fight off the organism and make a true recovery.
The Chronic Phase
If the dog is not able to fight off the disease, the chronic phase begins. During this time, the dog is at risk of serious complications, including:
- Lameness
- Anemia (not enough red blood cells, which carry oxygen)
- Bleeding episodes caused by a massive decrease in platelets, the blood-clotting cells
- Eye inflammation (including uveitis, retinal disease, damaged corneas, and hemorrhages inside the eye)
- Swollen legs
- Depression
- Tender abdomen, usually due to an enlarged liver
- Kidney problems
- Neurological issues
- Bone marrow failure
Since the bone marrow manufactures all the blood cells needed to sustain life (including red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets), if the bone marrow fails, the dog will most likely die.
Diagnosing Tick Fever
Tick Fever can be notoriously difficult to diagnose, especially during the early stages. Most dogs don’t make it to a veterinarian until they are already in the chronic stage of the disease, when the symptoms are at their most severe.
Diagnosis is usually made based on a history of tick exposure, what symptoms are present, blood work that shows a low platelet count, and a separate blood test that shows whether specific antibodies against the disease are present.
Since a dog’s immune system takes at least 2 to 3 weeks to produce antibodies against Tick Fever, early blood tests may come back falsely normal. Because of this, veterinarians often recommend doing a second test several weeks later to make sure the initial negative result is still negative.
This is why many veterinarians recommend that if you see an engorged tick (one that is full of blood) on your dog, you should have your dog tested for Tick Fever around 8 weeks after finding and removing the tick.
Treating Tick Fever
The treatment for Tick Fever depends on how severe the symptoms are at the time of diagnosis. Dogs who are experiencing severe bleeding problems may need IV fluids and a blood transfusion to help make them strong enough to continue treatment. For dogs with eye diseases caused by Ehrlichia, corticosteroids can be prescribed to help decrease inflammation in the eyes.

The only way to truly get rid of the Ehrlichia organism is with an antibiotic. The current drugs of choice for treating Tick Fever are Doxycycline and Tetracycline, which are usually given for 3 weeks to several months.
Dogs who receive treatment in the acute (early) phase usually show improvement within 24 to 48 hours after starting treatment. For dogs in the chronic phase, it can take up to several months for them to visibly recover.
What’s The Prognosis For Dogs With Tick Fever?
As with most diseases, early detection and treatment can greatly improve a dog’s chances of surviving Tick Fever. Dogs with good immune systems can make a full recovery, although they may still remain susceptible to reinfection.
Older dogs, those with weak immune systems, or those who are experiencing bone marrow problems have a much more guarded prognosis. Interestingly, German Shepherds and Doberman Pinschers seem to have more severe reactions to Tick Fever, and tend to have a poorer prognosis than other breeds of dogs.
Fortunately, however, a dog who recovers from Tick Fever can go on to lead a normal, healthy life, as long as he doesn’t become reinfected from the bite of another infected tick.
Preventing Tick Fever
Unfortunately, at this time there is no vaccine to prevent Ehrlichiosis. However, there are several things you can do to lower your dog’s risk of developing Tick Fever.
Unlike other ticks that feed on many different types of hosts, the Brown Dog tick only feeds on dogs and thrives in areas where dogs hang out. Therefore, getting rid of the ticks on your dog and in your dog’s environment is the most effective form of protection.
There are many ways to reduce the number of ticks on and around your dog. These include:
- Using veterinary spot treatments that are placed directly on the dog’s skin. These not only repel ticks, they also kill any ticks that may already be on your dog. Be sure to ask your veterinarian which products are the safest for your dog.
- Using tick repellents such as tick sprays, shampoos, and dips.
- Periodic use of household and lawn tick treatments, such as sprays and granules. Several non-chemical options, such as Diatomaceous Earth, are safer than chemical sprays and very effective at killing both ticks and fleas.
- Keeping your yard as inhospitable to ticks as possible by mowing your lawn very short, keeping bushes trimmed, and removing piles of vegetation and debris.
- Diligently safety-checking your dog for ticks after being outside in parks or wooded areas, and immediately removing any ticks that you find.
For a more complete list of how to protect your dog against ticks, including a step by step guide on safely removing ticks, please check out my article “10 Ways To Get Ticks Off Your Dog.”

Can Humans Get Tick Fever From Dogs?
The good news is, you can’t catch Ehrlichiosis directly from your dog. However, you CAN catch it if an infected tick bites you, so keeping ticks off your dog will not only protect him, but will help protect you as well. Ticks are notoriously hardy and can live both indoors and out, so keep a diligent eye out for any signs of tick activity in your environment.
Remember, the longer a tick is attached to your dog’s skin, the greater the risk of him developing Tick Fever. If you find a large, engorged tick on your dog, remove it immediately and let your veterinarian know. It may be a good idea to have him tested for Ehrlichiosis about 8 weeks later to make sure he is free of disease.
Has your dog ever been diagnosed with Tick Fever? Please share your story with us in the comments below!
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My pug, three years stated eating less. Took him to veterinarian. He gave antibiotics. He started becoming more and more weak, not eating. Vet changed the antibiotics, suggested some glucose. Platelet counts were low, haemoglobin low. After another change of antibiotics, platelet count increased a bit, low haemoglobin continues. He is not eating still, making the recovery slower. He is being force fed to some extent. He will throw it off some times. We are worried. The article mentioned exact symptoms. We only hope he will recover soon.
i hope he is better now.
Go for immunizer and rapidliv syrup..
Did he recover?
my dog suffer high fever and have red eye and limping hind leg, i was on the way to work and when arrive home he already panting diarrhea , its 8pm night so i called my Dr Vet and he suspected Tick diseases, luckily i manage to go to Pharmacy and
get some Doxycycline 100mg X2 for tonight and tomorrow morning, now 11.30pm eye redness reduced , hopefully tomorrow morning can recover some before the vet office open.
Hi Lim, how is your dog doing now?
Exactly the same issue with my GSD
We just had our half Great Pyrenees half Anatolian Shepherd 8 month old puppy diagnosed via blood test with tick fever. The vet mentioned once tick fever is on your property it is here forever. Do you know if this is true?
By property I mean our land that we live on.
Hi Merry, my guess is that this is probably correct. Since tick fever is caused by a contagious organism, as long as there are ticks around, it can be extremely difficult (if not impossible) to get rid of. The best you can do is to try to do everything you can to eliminate the ticks on and around your property. If the ticks are gone, you’ve eliminated the risk!
He just finished 45 days of antibiotics for tick fever taking the medicine two pills a day twice a day and he’s still pretty stiff… not as bad as before… and won’t venture out with the other dogs much. Would another round of antibiotics make him feel better or will that stiffness work its way out? It’s a 9 month old half Anatolian Shepherd half Great Pyrenees and he weighs about 95 lbs.
Unfortunately, sometimes that stiffness can linger for a long time, even after treatment… you can always check with your vet to see if he/she thinks another round of antibiotics will help!
He gave him steroid pills and that has gotten him pretty much back to normal. I was amazed at how well they worked!
I have a 10 month old Rottweiler and all of a sudden he has taken ill. At 1st he was throwing up green and the next morning it was yellow and also looked like he had passed blood. Upon taking him to the vet and informing him of the symptoms, he checked his temperature which was 40 at the time and diagnosed him with having tick fever. He gave him 3 injections 1 of which he said was an antibiotic and advised us to bring him back the next day to check his temperature. We took him back the next day and his temperature was 38 and he was given another 2 injections, However since he has taken ill he has hasn’t been eating at all, he has only been drinking water and that too isn’t staying in his system as he is throwing it up. The Dr gave us a solution to mix in water and give him every couple of hours but he isn’t able to keep that in either. It’s been 3 days since he has eaten anything and it’s extremely worrying as he doesn’t have any strength, can barely walk or stand and is very weak. Is there anything else we can do to help him as after 2 trips to the vet there’s still no improvement??? 🙁 🙁 🙁
Hi Vebashnee, did your vet run a test for parvovirus? Although parvo typically afflicts younger puppies, older pups can get it too. The bloody stools and sudden onset of illness that you are describing is very common with parvo. Regardless, if your dog still can’t keep anything down and is getting weaker, I would definitely recommend hospitalizing him so that he can receive IV fluids and round the clock veterinary care. Young dogs can become dehydrated very quickly, which can lead to lots of other problems. And even if this illness is caused by a virus that needs to run its course, having him hospitalized on IV’s can give him additional glucose and other nutrition that his body needs to keep functioning. Good luck, please let me know what happens!
Hi Camille, thank you so much for your response. We took him in for a 2nd opinion today as he showed no sign of improvement after 2 trips to the vet. The vet we took him to today immediately tested his blood and confirmed that he has the pavo virus, they are keeping him for the night and have already administered a drip and will call us tomorrow to advise how he’s doing. It’s so frustrating coz the 1st vet we took him to didn’t diagnose him properly and the poor guy has been fighting the illness for a week, had we known exactly what was wrong with him we could have got him the proper treatment that he needed, I just hope and pray that it’s not too late and he makes a full recovery. Thanks once again for your advice, it is much appreciated.
Oh, I’m so glad the second vet was able to diagnose him correctly! How is he doing??
We had two dalmation puppies that had Parvo. Our Vet told us to give them Gatorade to keep their electrolytes in balance. For six weeks they walked around with orange mouths, but both of them recovered just fine. Then they got Valley Fever (common here in Arizona) and that involved a full year of Valley Fever medicine (quite expensive I might add). Good luck on your puppy with Parvo.. it’s nasty, but if you can keep them from dehydrating, they can recover. We love our Fur Babies..
3 months ago I rescued an 8 year old dobie cross. He came from the Phoenix area and had been
Treated for errlichia and valley fever. He was treated with doccycline for errlichiaand 3 months with Fluconazole. The vet recommended rechecking him in 3 months for both. He was positive for both again. She did say the dimer? Was lower. She also said one they’re treated with doccyline there is nothing else u can do unless he shows smptoms. I’m constantly worried about him. He eats great no blood or lameness but he seems depressed but his normal personality is very laid back but have only had him 3 months. Has anyone heard of a dog where errlichia came back but not from another tick bite. Please let me know I’ve fallen in love with him already. Thank you!
Very informative post. Feeling thankful.
I have adopted a mixed breed of Lake land terrier and local breed which is 4 months old. Suddenly since 3 weeks he’s been ill, started from a normal fever. We took him to a nearby Vet and within 3/4 days he injected around 9 injections stating that my puppy is suffering from Tick fever still there was no recovery. As there was no improvement we took him to another doctor who said the previous treatment was given completely wrong so he did several test and informed he will be fine by the medicine provided by him. But my dog became weak every day and he is not even able to wake up. He pee on the bed itself as he is not at all able to stand up.
Lastly we took to a veterinary hospital where they gave him IV fluids, did all the test once again from the start for 2 days. Today 22/03/2018 (the third visit at the hospital ) the doctor did a test by taking a sample from his eye retina and we have been informed that the result is +ve and there is no chance to save him. He is taking his last breathe.
Does this happen in a tick fever? I think the vet’s has killed my dog.
Hello there,
I have a beloved pet cum brother Harry(9 yrs.). He is a dog who makes us feel like we connect to him. We go to morning walk everyday (with one more dog Jimmy, who is less energetic than Harry but equally excited for outdoor walks). One day he starts to grow lazy and after someday he refrains from food and goes very weak. He used to have seizures too but they went severe. We consulted a vet who had his blood diagonised and found his platlets down to 66K. He said Harry is suffering from tick fever, gave him drip and prescriped sone medicines for 21 days. I hope he comes back to his normal health and we again can enjoy his company.
Hi Pratiksha, so sorry for the delayed response! The spam filter for my blog was not working correctly and several comments got stuck where I couldn’t see them, so am just now seeing this. I hope your beloved Harry has recovered from the tick fever and is doing better now!
Tues we took our 3 1/2 year old German Shepherd in for surgery on his toe that had gotten infected. Everything seemed to be going well until this morning when he couldn’t stand up in his hind quarters. We rushed him back to the vet. His temperature was 104 but his CBC counts were normal. Test for a tick disease was positive. He is receiving IV fluids and doxycycline, but still unable to get up on his own. I am very sad!
Hi Debra, so sorry to hear about your dog. 🙁 How is he doing now? Is he responding to treatment??
I have a labrador dog 3 years old.Suddenly he was facing some skin issue so i took him to vet where vet treated him with a multi vitamin injection. From the next day my dog was dealing with a new problem , he was not walking properly so i again took him to vet where he told me that this is because of pain due to injection.He gave him some painkillers for next 5 days but because of poor recovery i took him again (after 2 days)to my vet .He took my dog’s blood for blood test in which he finds a little bit less platelets but he didn’t told us about tick fever and continued those pain killers .After the completion of course he told us that my dog is suffering with tick fever and today he gave some medicines (doxypet 300,venttura,nurokind -pet).Now i am worried for my dog wants to know if giving him right treatment or not??? He is still not walking properly but eating food normally.
Hi Saurabh, I’m very sorry to hear about your dog! 🙁 If he was positively diagnosed with tick fever, then the doxypet 300 (which is the antibiotic Doxycycline) would be considered an appropriate antibiotic for him. Keep in mind that it can take several weeks to months of being on the antibiotic continuously for dogs with tick fever to start showing any signs of improvement. Regarding the Nurokind pet syrup, this is a product that is commonly used in India, but to my knowledge is not commonly used in the United States, so I admit I don’t know much about it. Venttura is a supplement used to help boost the immune system in animals, especially those with blood-borne bacteria like Ehrlichia (which causes tick fever). Since it’s primarily made up of certain vitamins, minerals, and amino acids, in my opinion it would fall into one of those categories of “can’t hurt and may be helpful”, so it sounds like your dog is on a good treatment protocol. Hopefully he is still eating well and will be showing some improvement soon!
please guys cure your dogs….my German Shepherd died today cause of tick fever she was only 6 months old…am really really really hurt…and she took her last air…right in front of me i literally watched her die and i only noticed it was tick fever when i had taken her to the ver by then it was now way too late. ..so please. ..
Tanaka, I am so very sorry to hear about the loss of your dog. 🙁 Please accept my heartfelt condolences. <3
Tahnks for very informative site.
My brown Labrador six and a half months old name “Shera” is showing sign of tick fever. The symptom appeared 3-4 back. I consultant a vet today he has cautioned me and expressed that symptoms are of tick fever. I am taking him to this vet in today in about an hours time.
After reading your article, I am afraid of the long time treatment and effect on tick fever on aminal. I am very worried about my pet Shera. I shall be grateful for your guidance.
Thanks.
Harnam Singh
New Delhi, India
Hi Harnam, I’m very sorry to hear about your dog. 🙁 I apologize for the delayed response, as I was traveling out of the country and just recently returned. How is Shera doing now? Did the vet confirm tick fever? Or at least start Shera on antibiotics? Please let me know what was found, I am very happy to offer insight based on what Shera’s condition is now…thank you!
Thank you for this very informative post and a live comment section.
My dog was kept in kennel for 10 days and when she returned she was infested with ticks. We realized these are different kinds of ticks than the ones she usually get. After few days she passed blood in urine. Day before yesterday again she passed blood along with huge blob of soft tissues in urine. Tick fever is suspected. Vet has collected blood for tick fever testing, results are not yet received. I hope she recovers and get back to her normal self. I can’t handle she leaving me halfway through.
Hi Manisha, my apologies for the delayed response as I was out of the country for several weeks and just recently returned! Was the testing positive for tick fever? How is your dog doing now?
Unfortunately, tick infestations in kennels can be a real problem. 🙁 If you haven’t already notified the kennel owner about what happened to your dog, I definitely would!
Hello ! I am writing from New Delhi. My 4 month old Golden retriever suddenly fell ill 4 days back on Monday. He had fever. Took him to the doc – he gave him an injection for fever. He was his usual jumpy self inspite oif fever. There he jumped from the platform to the floor which is quite high. I though he would hurt himself but he was ok. We came home and next day he couldn’t get up and walk as his hind leg (left) wouldn’t take the weight. I yook him again to the vet. He said could be because of the jump or weakness from fever. We came back. Yesterday he didn’t show any sign of improvement and today I took him to another veterinarian hospital – got blood test and X-ray. X-ray shows no hip displacia but showed an alien ring like object in the intestine which he was not much concerned about – said will come out l. The blood report showed anemia and few counts out. He has started on tick fever medicine doxycycline and a multivitamin today. It’s the 4th day.
By when shd he start recovering coz he is just lying down – hardly gets up to eat – very difficult to get up. Please tell me.
Thanks !
Hi Reena, thank you for writing! Unfortunately because of the 2 things happening together – your dog’s jump around the same time as the fever – it’s hard to tell which one could be causing him to feel painful. Even if the x-ray didn’t show any broken bones or hip dysplasia, he could have still sprained his knee or injured the muscle or joint. Did you ask the vet if there was any pain medication you could give him for his painful leg? Since it’s pretty unusual for a 4-month old puppy to not want to get up, if he isn’t feeling better in a few days, I would have him checked again just to be safe and make sure nothing else is going on.
Regarding your dog’s fever, if it is definitely tick fever, the doxycycline should starting working within the first 3 days or so. But every dog is different, and depending on how severe the infection is, it could take up to several weeks for him to really start feeling like his old self again. I would also definitely monitor him to make sure he poops out whatever showed up in his intestine on the x-ray! If it doesn’t come out, or if he starts looking like he feels worse, starts vomiting, or stops eating, I would get him back to the vet immediately. Good luck, and please let me know how it goes!
Great Post,
Name: Rio
Dog: Lhasa Apso
Age: 2 years
Weight: 7.8 Kgs
Observations: Not Active & Not having food
Diagnosis:
Recently i had my dog (October 1st 2019) diagnosed at hospital and found out that the platelet count were very low ( required 175000 – 500000) after a blood test i found out that the result was 31000 which is too low. The Vet had diagnosed the result as a tick fever, Rio was given drips at the hospital to boost his immune system (not sure of the drips name). Later Doctor provided the following prescription to be taken for 20 days and to be reviewed after 20 days for blood test.
1) Zedox 100 Mg
3/4-0-0
2) samepet syrup
5ml-0-5ml
3) Thromb Beat Syrup 100 ml
5ml-0-5ml
He is not yet active as before but looks like he is recovering, we are feeding him just in case if he is not having the food. Also we added up tender coconut liquid (not packaged) to boost his platelet count.
**I am writing up this post here, hope someone finds it useful and will come up with further observations**
Take care of the speechless 🙂
Regards,
SB
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Meanwhile please let me know if any speedy recovery solutions are available.
He is all good now, sound and healthy 🙂 .
That’s wonderful news! Thank you for the update! 🙂
Thank you for this excellent blog 🙂
Hi Sreedhar ,
We are going through the same situation …can you tell us in how many days did the lethargy subside
Hi, my 11 years old Golden Retriever has been diagnosed with tick fever since 6 January 2020. Is been 3 days and he still can’t get up on his own. He manage to walk slowly for pee but unable to do squatting for poop. He is on tick fever medication with antibiotics, joints and hearts as well. I’m thinking should i consult another doctor since is been 3 days and my dog is still limping? I’m so worry as his age is a bit old. Can anyone kindly advice me on this? I’m so worry right now. He started to eat 2 days back with little portion. Is this a sign of recovery?
Hi. My dog has not eaten in the past 5 days. She is tired and doesn’t move around much. She We did blood work and came back with low platelet levels. Vet suspects tick fever. Took her today for the test for tick fever and changed antibiotics to treat tick fever and not just a regular infection (she was bit a few weeks ago so we thought maybe she had an infection from a bite). I really hope this antibiotic starts to work because the vet suspects it could be valley fever (we are in Arizona). Thoughts?
We also had to giver her medication to eat since she has no appetite and the medicine worked. This way the antibiotic can stay down. She is 9.
My dog Cooder is 13’years old as of Feb 22 and I found him on the internet at 3 months old. He’s my baby boy before my two kids daughter 9 as of march this year and my son who will be 8:in June. Cooder, blue nose pitbull was still very active always happy and loving. Then I noticed that he wasn’t eating any of his food and going threw water bowls all through the day n night. I was in the backyard helping my husband getting the area ready to set up our pool. Cooder wouldn’t leave my site all day and I noticed he was losing weight and fast and becoming very tired and not himself at all and I thought wow old age can hit them so suddenly? That night my husband comes running into the house to tell me come quick cooder needs you I think he’s dying!! So I ran outside and he was having a seizure and I was up and by him all night because he looked like he was confused and lost and scared. I feel like a horrible mother because I haven’t taken him in to the vet yet and I’m gonna have to tomorrow. I believe he has tick fever now too 100%!! I let my kids get into the pool since their dad was with them outback and when I went out by the pool my daughter said mommy look at all these bugs!! I looked and there were about 30 ticks in the pool. I told my kids you have to get out of the pool now. I’m really sorry and I don’t want you to be scared but they were out in a blink of an eye. I had them go inside so I could check them from too to bottom. Noting as far as I could see. I checked cooder and I don’t see anything anywhere but it’s hard to see on him if there was. Cooder ended up having another seizure the next night and then was sorta out of it for two days and after that he was eating and following me and was remembering me. That whole day for 3 days was sorta back to himself. It’s been 3 weeks now and today his back legs are stiff. I’m taking him in in the morning. I’m praying that it’s not to late for him. I will never forgive myself. I thought maybe he licked his paws and got poisoned. Or he got into something. Id bet anything it’s tick fever. I feel so mad at myself .
Our dog sadly passed away from this tik fever..He had the diarrhea and blood vomiting. He was a 6 month puppy. Very sad
Our dog sadly passed away from this tik fever..He had the diarrhea and blood vomiting. He was a 6 month puppy. Very sad
Hi.. My tibetan terrier is only 8 months old and he is being diagnosed with tick fever for the 2nd time.. Im so worried.. Because the 1st time he got it it was soo hard to save him, we had to do treatments at a stretch to save his life. I’m so worried about the 2nd time… Can u tell me will it be worse this time?
Guys please treat your dog at the 1st stage of the Tick fever itself. I saw my dog dying right in front of me today and I was helpless. I am deeply hurt and he was just 10 months old. As soon as you realize your dog is not eating or loss of appetite please visit the vet immediately. It was too late for my Bhairav. I can’t even imagine life without my pet. I am devastated.
Guys please treat your dog at the 1st stage of the Tick fever itself. I saw my dog dying right in front of me today and I was helpless. I am deeply hurt and he was just 10 months old. As soon as you realize your dog is not eating or loss of appetite please visit the vet immediately. It was too late for my Bhairav. I can’t even imagine life without my pet. I am devastated.
My dog died today of tick fever ! After 1.5 months of rigorous Vet hospital visits. He always seemed to be getting normal except last few weeks. I hope there is better research and cure for this illness. Ticks are common in many areas and with hairy German Shepherds/Golder Retreiver its so difficult to know if a tick enters their coat.
Usually i never post but i think its important that there is more research and our wonderful pets are saved across the world ! And all pet owners please please be careful of this infection. And by the way we were giving our dog Doxycylline** .
Sometimes i doubt if Vets were able to diagonize specific problem of my Pet given the limited research in the area of Pets. Hoping for better future of our lovable pets.
Hi Ajit, thank you so much for writing. Please accept my deepest condolences on the loss of your dog. <3 Hopefully the more people who know about tick fever and how dangerous it can be, the more dogs will be saved in the future!