April is Prevent Lyme Disease in Dogs Month

News Release — Vermont Veterinary Medical AssociationApril 23, 2018
Contact:Kathy Finnie, Executive DirectorVermont Veterinary Medical Association802-878-6888Kathy@vtvets.org
By Erin Forbes, DVMVermont Veterinary Medical Association
April is Prevent Lyme Disease in Dogs Month. Most people have heard of Lyme disease and know how prevalent it is in Vermont, but may not know much about it. Lyme disease is spread through deer tick bites and caused by a bacteria called borrelia burgdorferi. Thi