Should I worry about a dog tick bite?
Jordon Kohler
2025-08-11 18:00:39
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If you find a tick on yourself, don’t panic. Remove it carefully and contact your provider if you have any questions about whether you need treatment. Tick bites don’t make anyone’s list. Fortunately, there are simple habits that can prevent tick bites or catch them early.
Sebastian Rath
2025-08-02 22:17:00
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If you’ve discovered a tick on your dog, it should be removed immediately to avoid a skin reaction and to reduce the likelihood of developing a tick-borne infectious disease. Diseases can be transmitted to your dog in as quickly as a few hours. Yes—just like any skin wound, tick bites can become infected. Tick bites aren’t typically itchy, so if you find your pup scratching at an old tick bite wound, it is a sign that an infection may have developed. Other signs include worsening or continued redness and/or oozing around the wound. A tick bite on a dog looks like a small red bump, similar to a mosquito bite. These bumps often appear at the site of a tick bite or tick removal and resolve on their own over a few days. Ticks will typically fall off once they have taken a full blood meal. This typically happens in three to six days, but ticks can sometimes latch onto your pet for up to two weeks.
Toby Rempel
2025-08-02 20:29:32
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Tick bites can carry diseases, so it's important to remove them straight away. Ticks carry a serious bacterial infection called Lyme disease. Dogs, cats and humans can all get Lyme disease, although it's uncommon in cats. If you squeeze its body or leave the head in, this can push blood back into your pet, which will increase the chance of them getting a disease. If you catch it early, Lyme disease can be treated with antibiotics. If you think your dog or cat has Lyme disease, contact your vet, who will run tests and start treatment. Symptoms in cats and dogs include: Depression Loss of appetite Fever Lameness Swollen and painful joints Swollen lymph nodes Lethargy.
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