You must protect your dog if Lyme-carrying ticks are present in your area.

Given the potential duration and magnitude of a Lyme disease infection in your dog (see “Licking Lyme,” WDJ July 2001), we think it’s pretty important to do something to protect your dog from ticks, especially in areas where cases of Lyme are common. This is one of the instances where you have to weigh all the factors against each other – in this case, your dog’s health and vulnerability, the risk of his exposure to ticks, the prevalence of Lyme in your area, and the tick-repelling and tick-killing products available to you – to decide what you are going to do to protect your dog. It’s not an easy equation;…

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