Lyme disease is a bacterium found in most environments, including your dog’s environment, such as soil and water. This bacterium has evolved in places where it benefits its host- your dog!
Because of this, there are a few things that you and your vet must discuss when looking for a home treatment for your dog. You must determine if it has the Borrelia burghi test to confirm its diagnosis of Lyme disease.
If not, this drug can be used as a alternative treatment to antibiotics. This drug is called pemtol and can be ordered online or over the phone. Once ordered, it can either be given intravenously or intramuscularly.
These two drugs work in very similar ways, but intramuscularly is the only way to receive the drug.
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Treat with herbs
Your dog should not be treated with antibiotics for a sick dog. However, if you have an infection such as Lyme disease, you may want to use a tetracycline antibiotic.
Tetracyclines are used to treat infections. They work by binding to and destroying bacteria and viruses in the body.
Because of this, it can take several days before it begins to take effect. During this time, the drug is in your body, but it may also be a little uncomfortable.
Because of its potential for side effects, tetracyclines are only recommended by trained veterinary professionals. They must be used in very precise amounts and for certain length of time!
Most dog owners do not know how much tetracycline is needed for treatment, so they do not give it. The veterinary hospital or vet can advise you on this.
Limit exercise
Dogs with Lyme disease should limit their exercise to a slow walk or a run. This is due to the risk of falls and stress-induced behaviors.
At least a half hour of daily exercise is needed to learn how your dog feels out in the world. A walk or run can take up to an hour to get into full swing, so make it a good one!
Some dogs feel compelled to exercise every day even if their curled up in the bedroom, so be prepared for that. You can give him a special workout at night if you wish, but keep him out of doors before sunrise to ensure his health is OK with that.
The best time of the day to take your dog for his walk or run is early in the morning or late in the afternoon, depending on what you were doing before they got home.
Cool baths
As the name implies, this trick is to put a frozen or cool-dried dog under a lot of water. This allows the water to cool and regulate its temperature, and massage the dog with it.
This is similar to a child’s bath except for dogs. Soak your dog in a large bath with lots of water and do whatever you would normally do to brush your dog. Use strong shampoo and no soap as the water must be cold.
After taking your dog out of the bath, dry them off using a warm dryer blanket or something similar. Then, wrap them up in a warm blanket or bassinet blanket to sleep until the next day.
This is good for your dog as it gets cooled down and relaxed, and for you as they get more rest.
Massage
A long time ago, when Lyme disease was a much rarer illness, massage was considered to be something for people with professional massage training. However, due to the increased popularity of no-touch massages, this has changed.
MostLY! There is now a can do-yesterday-and-you’ll-do-it-all kind of attitude towards massage. Even the most hardened vet gets that it makes you feel good and can be helpful.
Even though no one would ever recommend a no touch massage for safety reasons, you can do it yourself. No need for an entire room filled with furniture or people. You can even do it in your own bathroom!
The best way to get your dog ready for a massage is by getting them out of their comfort zone. Try doing some easy exercises such as walking outside or getting them Olympic style swimming lessons.
Use dog chiropractic
A dog’s spine is a little more flexible than a human’s, making it helpful in treating Lyme disease for dogs.
Eat more garlic
Garlic is a great enemy of bacteria, so you can eat lots of it. It can be found in many places as a dietary supplement, including your grocery store.
It can be safely and even profitably purchased as a purée, cayenne pepper powder, or even caper juice. Although it may not seem like much goes into dog food packs and treats, it can make a big difference for your dog.
As an example, cayenne helps break down harmful bacteria in your dog’s gut, which may contribute to poor health in your dog. As an isolated component, cayenne helps prevent dogs from becoming accustomed to their food and making it more potent than the rest of their diet.
As an isolated component, caper juice can also help reduce harmful bacteria in the stomach of dogs with lyme disease, causing them to feel better but not improving their health.
Try vitamin C supplements
Your dog may be allergic to something else. If you have another animal, make sure it is safe. A vitamin C supplement may help prevent or treat your dog from getting Lyme disease.
Another important part of a Lyme disease prevention plan is to try to limit your dogs exposure to other animals. This includes keeping the area in which your dog lives (the home) clean and outside conditions moderate to extreme for dogs.
Because Lyme disease can spread so quickly, it is important for dogs who are suffering from it to be treated immediately. Keeping this information in mind when determining whether or not your dog needs medication is a critical part of preventing drug interactions and side effects.
Most veterinarians do not test dogs for Lyme disease, so if your pet has symptoms that seem like they might be Borreliose you might want to go see a vet immediately.
Use colloidal silver
A nonchemical remedy used in many ways, colloidal silver is a suspension of metallic atoms in a liquid form. It can be ingested, applied to wounds and other sites where surgery is needed, or placed on wounds as a topical treatment.
As an audio file, you can listen to this podcast episode on Lyme disease for dogs where Dr. Petiole explains how colloidal silver can be used as a home remedy for dogs.
When administered to animals, colloidal silver can help lower IL-52, the amplicon of Borrelia burgdorferi that causes Borrelia luekemia or tick-borne disease. This rare IL-52 gene makes an alternative splice variant to the normal IL-52 gene that exists in humans but not dogs.
Theoretically, this may lower the number of L2L2 cells that carry and transmit Lyme disease by affecting cell division and spreading processes. While there are no studies looking at the success of this remedy, it may help lower their pain and improve their recovery.