Lyme disease prevention in dogs (domestic and foreign experience).

Abstract

The article deals with the domestic and foreign experience of preventive measures
for lyme borreliosis (Lyme disease) in dogs. We were used for researches statistical data of clinics of
veterinary medicine in Kyiv during the last 5 years. The studies were conducted on dogs of 4-6 months
of age. We were used venous blood samples for identify the agent of lyme borreliosis. The results of
serological tests of dogs blood serum were analyzed. We made such conclusions: the examination of
sick animals suspected of lyme disease is recommended to be carried out in three stages: the detection
of specific antibodies in the formats of the immuno-enzyme assay; additional research on leptospiro-
sis infection in the reaction of microagglutination of positive serums; studying the spectrum of anti-
bodies in immunoblotting to exclude erlichiosis infection. There are five main criteria for lyme disease
diagnosing in dogs: the clinical signs that correspond to this disease; differential diagnosis; history /
analysis of the tick that bit the animal; results of serological tests; microscopic examination. When
treating lyme disease in dogs, antibiotics of three pharmacological groups are preferred: tetracycline,
semi-synthetic penicillins and cephalosporins. The results of the use of macrolides for tick borelliosis
are controversial, there is still no single point of view on the effectiveness of this group of antibiotics. It
is important to prescribe drugs for the prevention of disorders of intestinal microflora, as well as those
that regulate the work of internal organs and systems of the body.
General prevention of lyme borreliosis should be done early in the spring. Prevention involves
the use of such tools for dogs: collars, drops on the shoulder, spray on the skin, chewable pills, etc.
Prospects for further research are the search for antimicrobial drugs and prophylactic drugs
for Lyme Disease in dogs.
Keywords: Lyme borreliosis, transmitted Lyme Disease in dogs, serological diagnostics, anti-
biotics, general prevention Lyme Disease, ticks