Lyme disease can infect both people and dogs, but most dogs don't have any signs of the disease at all.
No matter what, it’s always unsettling to find a tick on yourself, on your pet or in your home. While people can vocalise any symptoms they have after finding a tick, the same can’t be said for dogs. Even more troubling: “Most dogs show no signs at all when they’re infected,” Sykes said.“And when veterinarians are testing dogs routinely ... with tests that include a test for Lyme disease, getting positive results on that doesn’t mean that your dog has Lyme disease.
There are both prescription and non-prescription formulations available, Stone added, “but some products are more effective than others.” “If your dog gets diagnosed with Lyme disease, or even if your dog has just a positive test result ... it means that your dog’s getting exposed, and you in your household are also at risk of getting infected and exposed,” Sykes said.