Woman removes 85 ticks from her dog!

[Catherine]

Lyme disease is new to Canada. We have had some cases, but now it is really here. I am not sure the doctors are aware enough to test for it soon enough. If you leave it too long is can be hard to treat.  We have it here more now because of climate change. Things are gradually moving north. It is not a sudden thing, it is a gradual shift. Certainly the ticks are going to be more common. I understand Britain has a serious Lyme disease problem. 


This is going to be one more thing we have to be careful about. We have to watch our pets because of the heat and we have to check them regularly for ticks. We also have to check ourselves. They will need a quick and easy test for Lyme disease so they can begin treatment right away. We can't afford the cost of people or animals who have long term problems with Lyme disease.
Maybe they will develop a vaccine. That would make life easier.