I was sitting here rubbing and petting my dog and I found a tick! Everyone else is sleeping. We have this little tick remover tool and I got it all off. I then used alcohol to clean the spot and then put Vaseline on it in case there was anything left. I checked really good though, I think I got it all. It came off right away and wasn't lodged into her skin. This after having giving her a topical treatment just last week that's supposed to last 30 days. This has never happened before, I'm freaked out! Looked it up and it was either a deer tick or a brown dog tick. We do walk her in the woods. I'll have to be much more careful now.
That sounds kinky and like a good time I must say. I am always checking my dogs and kids for ticks because they spend a lot of time in woods. Maybe call the vet and ask what they recommend. That is a beautiful dog you got!
Fair, I never heard that but I did use alcohol to disinfect the area. Karen, yes I about the Vaseline and I applied that after the alcohol. BD, I usually check my dog too but with her coat it's easy to miss something.mthanx, I really think she's the most unusual and beautiful dog I've ever seen. The tick was still alive and I could see its head. It lifted right off. It still scared the crap out of me! She's my baby! I'm going out today and getting a higher weight topical for her. Maybe having just applied the topical is what stopped it from being imbedded. We have a lot of deer in our area and deer ticks can spread Lyme disease. I will be extra vigilante now!
I called the vet and he said it seems like I took the proper precautions. I examined her again today and the spot doesn't show any sort of redness or abrasion. He said if I want to do blood tests on her to check for Lyme Disease I should wait a few weeks. I'm not going to panic and do that, but I will be thoroughly checking her after walks.