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Dogs Naturally Magazine: Tick Bites are Not the Cause of Lyme Disease
Researchers estimate that only 10 to 20 percent of tick bites will lead to stage 1 Lyme disease. If untreated however, 30% of stage 1 cases will lead to stage 2 (where bacteria can infect the skin, joints, kidneys and sometimes the heart). So your dog has about a 1% to 2% chance of stage 2 Lyme disease… the kind of Lyme disease that can really make him sick.
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