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- Ticks found attached to your pet
- Fever
- Lethargy
- Weakness
- Weight loss
- Difficulty breathing
- Sneezing
- Anemia
- Discharge coming from the eyes
- Lack of appetite
- Nasal discharge
- Joint pain
- Swelling of the legs
- Nose bleeds
- Loss of coordination
- Swollen lymph nodes
- Edema (retention of fluids under the skin)
- Bleeding inside the eye
- Blindness
- The most common cause of ehrlichiosis is the bacteria Ehrlichia canis which is transmitted to the canine through the saliva of the brown tick
- Brown ticks can be found in southwestern and Gulf Coast regions of the USA
- The Anaplasma bacteria can also cause ehrlichiosis, transmitted by the saliva of hard shelled ixodes ticks
- Ixodes ticks can be found in California, Midwestern and Northeastern states
- Ehrlichia chaffeensis are transmitted by the saliva of the lone star tick
- Lone star ticks can be found throughout the Eastern, Southeastern and Southcentral states
- It is also possible for dogs to become infected through a blood transfusion from a dog that has ehrlichiosis
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