DogPaddle Posted June 3, 2005 Share Posted June 3, 2005 I removed a tick from Zaphod today. It has probably been there since last weekend. I checked him when we done at the park but I missed it - it was in the fold under his chin. So from this experience I have to say: Ticks are gross. And I think I'll get frontline or whatever it is. Now I have to watch him and make sure he doesn't get sick or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddysMom Posted June 3, 2005 Share Posted June 3, 2005 Eeeew ... sorry you had to go through that. You don't always find them at first because when they "latch on" they are small, then they grow over the days. I have found them on my dog when I lived up in the mountains, never any adverse affects. It was so common in Estes Park the vets would remove them for free for those too squeamish or unsure of how to do it. I wish you the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogPaddle Posted June 3, 2005 Author Share Posted June 3, 2005 Thanks for the reassurance, he'll probably be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackieMaya Posted June 3, 2005 Share Posted June 3, 2005 When I used to find ticks (either on a dog or a horse), I would pull the legs off, then burn it until it popped, and then flush it down the toilet. I think it was dead by then! :ak-shot: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kendalyn Posted June 3, 2005 Share Posted June 3, 2005 Really?? That's the first tick you pulled off one of your dogs? I just pulled 6 off Buck yesterday. And he has been treated with Frontline. :o I've pulled 3 off myself so far this spring. A couple weeks ago he tried to eat a big bloated one on my white down comforter. There was blood everywhere! That was pretty gross to wake up to. Maybe we have more ticks here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Chaos Posted June 3, 2005 Share Posted June 3, 2005 I've yet to have to pull a tick off of the dogs, guess I'm lucky. Just the thought makes me shudder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowie-the-Pooh Posted June 3, 2005 Share Posted June 3, 2005 Oh Gosh, don't remind me! :o I hate ticks, but ever since Frontline I have yet to see one on Rowie... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadooshkinz Posted June 3, 2005 Share Posted June 3, 2005 Ticks are the bane of my existence! At one point, Clea had every parasite known to our garden latched on to her, but since frontline all's clear! I'm actually due to reapply it today :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackieMaya Posted June 3, 2005 Share Posted June 3, 2005 Well, I just killed the first skeeter of the season in side. Summer in on its way (UGH). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogPaddle Posted June 3, 2005 Author Share Posted June 3, 2005 [quote]Really?? That's the first tick you pulled off one of your dogs? [/quote] Yup, ticks aren't sooo big a problem in a lot of areas around here. The ones we do have, have the same tendancy to Lymes etc but there are less ticky areas. We are just a touch farther north here. The most tick infested places are along the lake SW of here. Probablly about 50km south and on the lake were the temperature is a bit more moderate. And that just happens to be were I was walking the boys - Rondeau Park on the lake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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