{"id":110,"date":"2012-11-07T17:13:37","date_gmt":"2012-11-07T17:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/?p=110"},"modified":"2019-05-30T15:42:22","modified_gmt":"2019-05-30T19:42:22","slug":"anaplasmosis-the-other-tick-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/anaplasmosis-the-other-tick-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"Anaplasmosis:  The OTHER Tick Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pretty much everybody has heard of Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1689\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/OVRS_iStock_22807898_LARGE-1500x1052.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1052\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/OVRS_iStock_22807898_LARGE-1500x1052.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/OVRS_iStock_22807898_LARGE-768x539.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ovrs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/OVRS_iStock_22807898_LARGE-2000x1403.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>But did you know that there was another type of tick-borne disease that affects dogs called Anaplasmosis?\u00a0 Here is what you need to know:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anaplasmosis is becoming increasingly more common.<\/li>\n<li>The disease is sometimes called Ehrlichiosis.<\/li>\n<li>The deer tick is responsible for most the Anaplasmosis in the northeast and upper Midwest, which the black-legged tick is the culprit in the western United States.<\/li>\n<li>The bacteria transmitted by the tick attacks the white blood cells and spreads throughout the body, often affecting platelets witch interferes with blood clotting.<\/li>\n<li>Symptoms of infection can include fever, lethargy, and painful, swollen joints.\u00a0 Other less consistent signs are swollen lymph nodes, eye problems, or bleeding.<\/li>\n<li>Blood testing can confirm the disease.<\/li>\n<li>Most dogs can be successfully treated with a specific antibiotic, although they can relapse or become re-infected.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As if you needed another reason to use tick prevention!\u00a0 Be sure to protect your dog from exposure to Anaplasmosis.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pretty much everybody has heard of Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.\u00a0 But did you know that there was another type of tick-borne disease that affects dogs called Anaplasmosis?\u00a0 Here is what you need to know: Anaplasmosis is becoming increasingly more common. 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