How antibiotics treat Lyme disease in dogs

Abstract

An article gives a view for one actual problem in the field of veterinary diseases of small animals - treatment of vector- borne diseases in dogs, namely Lyme borreliosis. In veterinary practice for the treatment of disease using antibiotics different pharmacological groups at the present time. The object of the research was to compare the effectiveness of different pharmacological groups of antibiotics in the treatment of tick-borne Lyme disease in dogs. 10 dogs with diagnosis of Lyme disease of different breeds, age, gender and weight included in research. All dogs were divided into two groups of five animals each. The titer of antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi was in 4 dogs (40 %) 1:80, with 6 (60%) - 1:160. Animals of the first group in addition to symptomatic therapy received ceftriaxone, the dogs of the second group were injected oxyvet. Inspection, palpation, radiography used in the capacity of methods diagnosis. At all dogs observed fever, emaciation, depression, general weakness. 8 animals were observed change in gait (80 %). On palpation of only two dogs (20%) identified pain in the hip joints. There roentgen in 3 dogs (30 %) showed signs of arthritis. In dogs of the first group the clinical improvement observed the next day after treatment, the second group - after second injection of the oxyvet, what means the fourth day. The titer antibodies of 3 dogs first group (60%) was 1:40 after treatment, antibodies in the blood 2 dogs has been detected (40%), one dogs second group has titer 1:40 (20 %), another animals - 1:80 (80 %). It was founded that effective ceftriaxone than the oxyvet, using the symptomatic treatment in combination with antibiotic therapy.