think my dog has a tic

millys dad · May 9, 2011

"hi my dog has what looks like a tic, tried to pull it off with tweezers but no luck.can someone please confirm that it is a tic please.

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my baby milly please help

Apache · May 9, 2011

can someone please confirm that it is a tic please.

That is NOT a tick. It's some small growth, that if growing quickly may need to come off. Stop pulling at it with tweezers!

BTW if you want to remove a tick buy one of these, using tweezers squeezes gut content from the tick back into your dog giving a nasty reaction and you are likely to leave the head parts behind.

millys dad · May 9, 2011

That is NOT a tick. It's some small growth, that if growing quickly may need to come off. Stop pulling at it with tweezers!BTW if you want to remove a tick buy one of these, using tweezers squeezes gut content from the tick back into your dog giving a nasty reaction and you are likely to leave the head parts behind.

when you say need to come off.is this a job for the vets or would i be able to do it myself ? thanks for the reply.

Apache · May 9, 2011

when you say need to come off.is this a job for the vets or would i be able to do it myself ? thanks for the reply.

If it needed to come off it's 100% a job for your vet.

TonyCE · May 9, 2011

Our pup managed to pick up a tick recently. We removed it with a tick removal tool and some fairly energetic dog wrestling. The tool is the green thing in the picture. The visible part of the tick was about the size of a chilli seed.

Here:

http://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_fuAqi0Vw52w/Tcf6XkNcsZI/AAAAAAAAAr4/hh7QwbdIHHs/s640/IMAG0293.jpg

millys dad · May 9, 2011

Our pup managed to pick up a tick recently. We removed it with a tick removal tool and some fairly energetic dog wrestling. The tool is the green thing in the picture. The visible part of the tick was about the size of a chilli seed.Here:

http://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_fuAqi0Vw52w/Tcf6XkNcsZI/AAAAAAAAAr4/hh7QwbdIHHs/s640/IMAG0293.jpg

thanks for the heads up bro.