However, in certain older pets, degenerative joint disease, autoimmune arthritis, and infectious arthritis such as those carried by ticks (
i.e lyme, ehrlichia, rocky mountain spotted fever) may play a role.
The bottom line of all of this
lyme hubra is that all veterinarians should really be doing on their
lyme positive dogs, is monitoring periodically urine protein / creatinine ratios on the urines of dogs to pick up early protein loss in urine which RARELY happens on dogs exposed to
lyme disease
i.e called Immune glomerulonephropathy; All of the other fancy tests, etc that are constantly being redone and over or misinterpreted are a waste of time in my opinion and experience.