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Anonymous
Hi /an/
i found a bug the size of a pea roughly, and it is green like a pea stuck to my dog's side. Nlo matter wha ti do it wont come off, and i dont want to try tweezers just in case i cant get the head too
i tried putting hot blown out match on it, but it doesnt budge.
halp if you can thx
>> Anonymous
tick
>> Anonymous
go to vet asap to test for lime disease and take the fucker off
>> Anonymous
OP here
cant go to a vet
its 10:30 at night :(
>> Anonymous
http://www.tickalert.org.au/removal.htm
>> cichlid !!WhOQyKVA829
OP, i would not mess with it.
Take them to the vets in the morning and let them remove it.
If you remove it incorrectly, the head will be stuck under the skin, and very much badnews for your pup. By the size of the tick, i would guess he's been there for awhile. A few more hours isn't going to hurt your dog any, and it would be best to have the tick successfully removed and wait a few hours instead of a rushed job.
>> Anonymous
grab, rotate, and then pull
>> Anonymous
>>337374
>>337398
>>337377
ITT ignorance.

1. Do not burn it. This can cause the tick to regurgitate its stomach contents into your dog's bloodstream.
2. Do not twist it or you could break the head off.
3. It's "Lyme" disease. I have no idea if dogs are susceptible, but ticks carry a number of possible diseases.
>> Anonymous
>>337599
dogs can get just as sick as humans from ticks. OP, where do you live? If you're living somewhere warm you should keep a close eye on your dog the coming few weeks.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babesiosis
>> Anonymous
Don't know about the green colour, but the area that you live in could help? If it's anything like the paralysis ticks we have here in Australia then you'll want to get it off right away, instead of waiting to take it to the vets in the morning.

Also leaving the head behind will not matter becuase "it wont keep pumping out poison" or anything like that. The most it will do is cause an infection in the crater left behind. I would still take it to vet in the morning to get it checked over.

Also if your dog starts showing signs of poison or shock such as loss of limb function, vomiting, seizures or trouble breathing then you better hope you have an emergency vet close by.
>> Anonymous
I live in Kentucky and the ones we find on our dogs are kind of greenish when they're... engorged. They're disgusting.

We've always just plucked them off.

It was a lot worse before we started using Frontline, now we hardly ever see any.
>> Anonymous
go to the vet. seriously, if you found some wierd shit on your kid, you'd take him to the doctor BEFORE he was terribly ill. Why is this such a hard concept for pet owners?
>> Anonymous
Engorged ones are nasty as fuck, but just pull it off. The chance of it actually killing the dog is so minute, especially if the dog has it's shots.

Back when I lived in Oklahoma when our dogs got ticks we would just pull them off. You don't want the head left in their because it can cause infection, but it's not going to kill him. Our dogs used to get covered in ticks.

>>338025
Lol, overreact much? Why wouldn't you just remove it from your kid as well? Applying nail polish to the tick suffocates it.
>> Anonymous
>>338025

Why do people treat their pets like infants? When I was a kid I had many ticks taken off and my parents never freaked out and took me to the doctor... You either get Lyme or you don't and no amount of going to the doctor is going to prevent it.

My brother had Lyme, took some meds for a little while and it was gone. My dog had Lyme, took some meds for a little while and it hasn't come back. Regular blood checks should be standard whether your dog gets ticks or not just like regular checkups should be standard for yourself.
>> Anonymous
>>338025
Learn to read the entire thread. Vet clinics aren't hospitals. They aren't open all night.