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My dog tested positive for Lyme disease. What should I do next?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Pug | Female | spayed | 2 years and 2 months old | 14 lbs

Our 2 year old dog came back Positive on her annual trip for her vaccines, for borrelia burgdorferi Should I take her for more tests?

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Answered By Emily, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on June 5th, 2017

This is a little bit of a gray area. Depending on what she was tested for (Lyme disease antibody versus antigen) the positive may just indicate she was exposed to the bacteria and doesn't have an active infection. I would recommend asking the veterinarian that did the test if Reilly was positive for antigen or antibody and if antibody consider further tests as that only indicates exposure. If it is antigen I think going with antibiotics is a reasonable choice.

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