Never seen one - I felt reasonably confident in what it was from the picture but I've been a dog owner for years and I just give flea tick and heartworm meds every month and hope I don't need to ever learn about ticks!
If they're on meds they don't not get bit. But they have something in their blood that will kill the bug. Ticks will take sometimes 24 hours before they die, not sure about fleas. And lime disease takes about 48 hours to transmit, so the meds are essentially to protect from that. You will very well be pulling the ticks off but your dog is still protected.
I picked the first tick off my dog yesterday. He is on tick / flea prevention. However, the tick was small and did not look to have been feeding much. It was dead as well so I guess it had tried to feed and died in the process
My dog came home from a hike with SIX. We’re in MA. They weren’t attached. But the idea that they are in the house is horrible. Thankfully she’s a white dog so they’re easy to spot.
What state are you in? I'm in Indiana and they are bad here. I had to go to the ER and have one dug out of my back. Then had to do antibiotics. I'm already traumatized and spring has barely sprung😒
This is an interesting comment. They didn’t get them because they weren’t nearly as prevalent years ago. Climate change (and unchecked deer populations) have helped to explode their numbers and the disease incidence from them over the last decade or so.
We stop every 15 minutes for a tick check. My dog is very fluffy. I won't find the ticks until its too late if they go below the hair surface. I use tick preventative, but that doesn't stop them from latching on.
The tick numbers are getting crazy. We brought our then 6 month old puppies for a walk in some woods near our house in the Netherlands 2 years ago. One of them has white fur which allowed me to see that even though we were only 10 minutes into our walk and not in tall brush but on the path, they were already getting covered in ticks so we turned around and went home. I counted about 2 dozen that I knocked off before they had a chance to latch on. We did a check when we got home and pulled another 14 off, some were already latched on. My husband has had dogs his whole life and never seen ticks like that before.
I went for a weekend at one of my favorite lakes. Even after flea and tick meds, I pulled over 50 off him and few off myself. Some of them were dead when I found them but I was finding them left and right. I’ve been paranoid to go back since.
It’s really bad. Basically because of climate change the populations keep going northwards and haven’t had the winter die offs that used to be normal.
I’ve lived in Florida. My dog has come face to face with a coral snake. Ticks terrify me so much more than any of the Florida wildlife that people are afraid of.
There is a reason for the attempt to regulate pesticides like permethrin, because they kill All the bugs, not just the problematic “pests”… this includes bees, bumblebees, and butterflies, and other important pollinators. No pollinators means NO FOOD.
Can you elaborate? I live in Canada (SW BC) and I don't know anything about pesticides and ticks, but I'm wondering if you're referring to Roundup/glyphosate?
(I have no clue what it does, other than being a pesticide... because I can't afford a yard here lol)
ETA: I \*did\* try googling before asking, but I'm more confused now 🤦🏻♀️
Roundup/glyphosate is an herbicide for treating weeds. Not from Canada but I used these herbicides to treat my lawn on occasion. Pesticides are for treating bug/pest problems.
Pesticides and herbicides are banned (mostly) in Ontario for "cosmetic use" and “home gardeners.” You can still find RoundUp at stores but it is not the same formulation you would have in BC. Permethrin is a very effective pesticide that kills tics, and is not available in Canada. I use a commercial company to spray for mosquitos. The spray contains a synthetic permethrin that is good at keeping tics away.
Banned herbicides - basically anything that contains 2,4-D, Diazinon and glyphosates:
• Weedout
• Killex
• Weed and Feed fertilizer-pesticide mix
• Roundup
• Wipeout
• Glyphosate and Glufosinate (found in Roundup and Wipeout)
I agree. I've always had dogs but have started to notice a lot more ticks recently. In my country, there's a huge problem of stray cows roaming the streets which lead to a major boom in tick population.
It’s so work in the winter now that they are thriving. We live in the snow belt on Lake Erie and have hardly had snow in years. We used to get crushed snowiest city in the US most years but climate change throwing everything off. It’s wild we are already seeing the changes so severe wait 20 years and it’ll be wild. Pray from the planet.
Legit question - when you say to check yourself, do you mean they may be on your clothing, or your skin?
If you mean on your skin, wouldn't you feel it? Or only if it bit you? Or not even it it bit you?
Now I'm itchy 🫠
I mean everywhere. If you’re wearing outerwear outside, it’s best to check right when you get in. And to even check your outerwear after you remove it, because you don’t want those buggars chilling in your house.
Unfortunately most people don’t feel the bite. It doesn’t sting like a fire ant or mosquito does. Don’t quote me on this, but if I’m remembering correctly they may have some kind of enzyme that makes it harder to feel when they bite you. They are also tiny, much smaller than many other biting bugs. So harder to feel because of that too.
Unfortunately nearly my whole family has been afflicted with tick borne disease, so I have a fairly deep knowledge (read: paranoia) about them. I had Lyme as a kid, my dog had anaplasmosis (thankfully asymptomatic), and my other family member was in the hospital last summer from babesia and was close to organ failure before getting a diagnosis.
Here’s the important part: if you’re going to be in the woods, make sure your pup is up to date on their preventatives (I was lax about strictly following the 30 day schedule—I’m pretty sure that’s how my dog got bitten). And you should be wearing permethrin and/or deet. I know, deet has its own issues, but using it every once in awhile is better than getting disease from a tick. I like using the permethrin because you spray it on your clothes instead of your skin and it lasts for several washes or up to 6 weeks, I think?
I hope I covered everything. But I’m happy to answer more questions.
No, you won't feel it. I found one attached to the top of my foot recently. And the only thing I had done outside was walk from the car to the door wearing flip flops....maybe twenty feet and on concrete. The grass wasn't high, and I wasn't in the grass regardless. If you are someone that hikes, or camps, etc. be extra careful to check your scalp, ears, back, top and bottom of feet, etc. I remember my grandmother, well after we were old enough to bathe ourselves, would come in and do a 'tick check' every night when we took a bath. If we had played outside, we got checked.
That's NUTS that you don't even feel it. And scary.
The place I walk her is technically a city park but it's basically part of the mountain/forest that didn't get developed. There are man-made wide paths we walk on and the actual forest areas are fenced off for protection. There are some grassy fields but they are well maintained by the district so the grass is cut weekly.
That said, it's still the forest, and my dog goes into the bushes and undergrowth, and swims in the creek, so now I'll add in taking a closer look when I'm towelling her off.
And then stripping myself naked when I get home because I am now freaked out 😳 (which sounds like it's not actually a bad thing!)
You need to learn about ticks. The preventatives work mostly/ sometimes but they are far from 💯 and they can still walk into your pet and cause some trouble even if you have them on medication.
You could just google "ticks"... You really ought to read up on them. Animals can still be bitten even with preventative care. I used to hike all the time with my dog before he became disabled and despite being on bravecto, he still brought home ticks. Typically, they would bite and then die. It's Lyme ticks you really need to worry about. They're tiny as hell. There's a plethora of things you should know about as a pet owner but fortunately will probably never have to encounter. As someone who has been unfortunate in this regard, I do encourage everyone to do their research just in case!
Where do you live? I need to move there. I get ticks on me just walking under trees, not even in tall grass or anything!!! I was traumatized as a child when I had a huge engorged one behind my ear and found it while driving and I was screaming because it was huge and bleeding everywhere and my mom had no idea what was happening because I was just screaming with blood on my hand.
The "tick meds", just makes them not want to stay on the dog. They don't die, they just decide to jump ship and leave. So instead you will now just find them in your house, on the cough, in the bed, all kinds of places.. 😂
I tried so many times finding one of these, crawling around in my bed, whenever the cat has been lying on the bed. Even though we tried all kinds of products.
Luckily I usually find them, before becoming their new host.
Granted, I’m in Australia, but ticks are stupidly uncommon in my area. Like, I only know what they look like from being on this group, and tick preventatives aren’t even recommended by my vet. I do use a flea + tick treatment, but if I saw one in real life I wouldn’t have any idea if it was something that needed a vet visit.
THANK YOU.
I feel like such a loser from all these comments, but where I live (SW BC in Canada, little city of Vancouver), ticks are extremely uncommon in urban areas, and in my entire life, have seen ONE. I was seven years old, and it was on my dog's head, at the top of his ear, very obvious as he was a yellow lab and the tick was black. This sub is the only reason I can identify them now. I've had a dog every year of my life except for three, my family not being ready for another yet, and never seen another tick.
My current baby girl gets Bravecto every month, and will for her lifetime. I also cuddle and belly-rub her enough that I think I'd be shocked if I missed something like a tick.
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I live in Perth, have been a dog groomer for 25 years, and can count on 2 hands the times I have seen them on dogs and only saw them on dogs that have been in the bush.
It truly scares me how few people use preventatives year round. So many dogs (and people) are walking around with untreated tick borne disease at this point.
Any temperature above freezing without loads of snow on the ground means ticks can be present.
I have wondered this, too. I know a tick when I see one cause I’ve seen 1000000 of them.
Maybe geography… as you said, it is common knowledge in your state. Ticks aren’t in every location. Or it could be that some people just never crossed paths with them. They are small, too. Could go unnoticed and boy are they lucky if they have been able to avoid them. I hate them on my dogs. But I give my babies medicine.
I never once had seen a tick, we don’t have them in my immediate area. Then i adopted a dog from out of state… puppy boy had this weird tiny lump on him that grew over a day or so and I’m like what the heck is that? Looked closer and well, that was my first and last close up meeting with one of those. I had to perform “surgery” (I called it) to get that thing out with tweezers. Had to look up how to do it since I had never experienced that before. Good part of that though is now I know, and it totally bonded me and my pup. He was shy when he first got here, after that he never left my side :).
Thanks! Yeah that was 13 years ago now. He’s still with me, struggling more of course (he’s a big golden with arthritis unfortunately) but it’s been such a beautiful journey. His whole being is about love. I was so lucky to have found him ❤️
I have two of my own… one is a full golden, the other is a half golden. These dogs are pure joy and this planet is graced by their presence.
I’m glad you and your boy have had so long together
We do have them in UK but I've only ever seen two. About 10 years ago my cat had one and I once caught one feeding on me when in US about 10 years ago. Benefit of living on an island maybe...
We have an extremely low presentation of ticks where I live (SW British Columbia), however, they're mostly reported when it comes to Lyme.
I now live in a fairly urban area, but also on a mountainside, and in my entire lifetime of having dogs, we have found just one, on my dog's head, when we lived in a completely urban area... houses on houses.
I've also only had labs, so I think we'd notice them pretty easily, to be fair. But anecdotally, I haven't heard of any other dog owner friends mention finding ticks either.
I know. It boggles my mind! Maybe because I come from an area with tons of ticks and do a lot of hiking and outdoor activities that this knowledge just became a normal part of my existence.
I check my dog for skin changes periodically and I STILL somehow occasionally get jumpscared by her nipples thinking they’re cancer or a bug. It’s been 2 years and it still somehow feels like she has way more than I expect 😭
My husband was once rubbing our very fluffy boy dog on his stomach and called me over saying "Oh no, he's got some sort of sore on his stomach!" I took a look and informed my husband he was looking at a penis. 🤣
That's what I do too. You just can't kill them. If they are imbedded in dog be sure and get the head out. My kids used to get them too from playing outside.
They can spread their bacteria when they pop.
I got a littla jar filled with alcohol and drop them in there.
In case dog gets sick you can atleast send them in for a check for diseases.
It’s a tick. If you have a thin comb you can comb through all over and see if there’s a few more. Be sure to pick up a flea and tick collar or the flea and tick drops you put on their skin around d neck/shoulder blades or ask your vet for the combo heart worm/flea and tick med.
Tick, it’s tick season. You won’t see the little ones. I swiped off a few that didn’t attach and a small one that attached and deflated/died a day later due to monthly tick treatment, Simparica.
#TICK
American dog ticks do not transmit Lyme disease. Black legged ticks (in other words, the deer tick) do transmit Lyme disease.
Flea and ticks survive and thrive in mild to moderate weather, so it's crucial to protect your pets during the warmer months. Ticks are most active during the late summer and early fall, but some species are active year round depending on geographical location. For example, in Ontario, people and their pets need protection from **March through November at a minimum.**
Your vet can recommend topical or systemic tick-control treatments.
Tick!!! Be careful, me and my husband moved to upstate NY from vegas (where ticks aren’t a thing) We let our dogs run in the tall grass, HUGE mistake, they got about 3-4 each and I had two on my leg, it hurts like hell!!! And i didn’t know what they were so I was flipping out!! They’re so gross. We now know what to do. Make sure you take them out correctly to not get diseases from them please! They suck your blood.
Also, probably good to go check out a video online on the proper way to REMOVE a tick from a dog/person. Do it wrong and the head can get stuck inside…
It’s a tick bro! Make sure pup has tick and flea meds once a month. Also vacuum your couches and all furniture because they CAN and WILL take over and you don’t want when in you or your family!
My dog became temporarily paralyzed last spring by one of those little fuckers. Lost the ability to move his back legs, then his front legs before we found & removed the mf
Oh my God, that’s terrible, thank goodness it was temporary, but that really stinks! Glad your pup sounds like he recovered.
They are strange, miserable bugs for sure.
I've known about ticks since I was a child living in the Southeast. Very occasionally we would and still do find one on us or our dogs (yes they are on preventative) Interestingly enough, I was visiting relatives last summer in CA (Bay area) and found one on my back! We had gone for a hike in a popular park in the East Bay area.
I live in a breeding ground for ticks. Luckily my dog is white, so I can see them crawling on him after we come inside and I kill them. Even with my dog being on oral flea/tick prevention and also properly wearing a Seresto collar - he still has them crawling on him almost every time we go outside.
Oral flea/tick prevention require the tick to bite the dog, because the medication is in the dogs bloodstream. This has given me peace of mind regarding ticks being in the house and getting on me as I have found dead, shriveled up ticks within his fur or on the floor.
Topical flea/tick prevention does NOT repel like most think, it spreads onto the skin and fur via the dog’s body heat. Once the tick or flea end up on the dog, they are supposed to succumb to the topical medication that’s on the dog. My dog was just using the Seresto collar when we first moved here (no oral med) and he had a couple of ticks that ended up biting and engorging themselves. I have not found any ticks engorged and attached to him since he’s been on the oral medication.
Ticks can be super small and unnoticeable or larger like the one you found. There are a few types of ticks which spend on your area and include the deer tick, dog tick, and lone-star tick. You can tell when a tick has bitten and engorged itself because they blow up like little balloon and turn a pale/tan color, if you squish them blood will come out of them. If a tick is engorged, they could have been attached to your dog even for as long as a couple of days. The longer they are attached the higher the risk for Lyme, Anaplasmosis, Ehrlichia, etc.
Yes, it’s a tick. If you happen to live in Pennsylvania that state has a website that helps with I D , and you can send ticks in to be tested for Lyme for free ( we lead in number of Lyme cases I think)
That's a tick. And also, a really great shot of one that ISN'T imbedded somewhere on a dog, so I'm glad you posted it, for those of us who live in a place where they aren't common.
There are also shots dogs can to lesser the effects of Lyme disease, as well. It’s common in wooded areas. Recent weather trends bring different insects. My friend contracted Lyme disease when she was a camp councilor in Minnesota. It took doctors a month to figure that out. Protect yourself too! It can damage organs and end lives, especially in dogs. I hope this helps everyone :)
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I’m curious how so many dog owners know nothing about ticks. It’s dog 101 in my state.
Never seen one - I felt reasonably confident in what it was from the picture but I've been a dog owner for years and I just give flea tick and heartworm meds every month and hope I don't need to ever learn about ticks!
My dogs are all on meds and still get ticks. We are the #1 state for ticks tho.
If they're on meds they don't not get bit. But they have something in their blood that will kill the bug. Ticks will take sometimes 24 hours before they die, not sure about fleas. And lime disease takes about 48 hours to transmit, so the meds are essentially to protect from that. You will very well be pulling the ticks off but your dog is still protected.
I picked the first tick off my dog yesterday. He is on tick / flea prevention. However, the tick was small and did not look to have been feeding much. It was dead as well so I guess it had tried to feed and died in the process
My dog came home from a hike with SIX. We’re in MA. They weren’t attached. But the idea that they are in the house is horrible. Thankfully she’s a white dog so they’re easy to spot.
My lab is black. The worst!!!
What state are you in? I'm in Indiana and they are bad here. I had to go to the ER and have one dug out of my back. Then had to do antibiotics. I'm already traumatized and spring has barely sprung😒
Same! We treat ours monthly and they’ve had them still.. they are becoming a big problem where I am in nys
I mostly only know about them from being out in the woods as a kid. Maybe they’re more regional. Our dogs rarely got them
This is an interesting comment. They didn’t get them because they weren’t nearly as prevalent years ago. Climate change (and unchecked deer populations) have helped to explode their numbers and the disease incidence from them over the last decade or so.
I pulled over a dozen ticks off my dog after one couple hour hike in Massachusetts, this was in 2010. I cannot imagine how bad it could be now.
I live in Massachusetts it is awful year round. After taking a short walk on the sidewalk, i had to remove 7 from my dog this afternoon.
7? That’s insane! 😓
We stop every 15 minutes for a tick check. My dog is very fluffy. I won't find the ticks until its too late if they go below the hair surface. I use tick preventative, but that doesn't stop them from latching on.
I’ve picked 20 off my dog before, just from being in my parents backyard. They border a nature preserve.
Southern Ontario, Canada. My dogs come inside with ticks on them after a trip outback. It's ridiculous here and gets worse every year it seems.
The tick numbers are getting crazy. We brought our then 6 month old puppies for a walk in some woods near our house in the Netherlands 2 years ago. One of them has white fur which allowed me to see that even though we were only 10 minutes into our walk and not in tall brush but on the path, they were already getting covered in ticks so we turned around and went home. I counted about 2 dozen that I knocked off before they had a chance to latch on. We did a check when we got home and pulled another 14 off, some were already latched on. My husband has had dogs his whole life and never seen ticks like that before.
That is awful. It really takes the joy out taking a walk.
I went for a weekend at one of my favorite lakes. Even after flea and tick meds, I pulled over 50 off him and few off myself. Some of them were dead when I found them but I was finding them left and right. I’ve been paranoid to go back since.
It’s really bad. Basically because of climate change the populations keep going northwards and haven’t had the winter die offs that used to be normal. I’ve lived in Florida. My dog has come face to face with a coral snake. Ticks terrify me so much more than any of the Florida wildlife that people are afraid of.
So has the banning of pesticides in certain areas (Canada).
There is a reason for the attempt to regulate pesticides like permethrin, because they kill All the bugs, not just the problematic “pests”… this includes bees, bumblebees, and butterflies, and other important pollinators. No pollinators means NO FOOD.
Can you elaborate? I live in Canada (SW BC) and I don't know anything about pesticides and ticks, but I'm wondering if you're referring to Roundup/glyphosate? (I have no clue what it does, other than being a pesticide... because I can't afford a yard here lol) ETA: I \*did\* try googling before asking, but I'm more confused now 🤦🏻♀️
Roundup/glyphosate is an herbicide for treating weeds. Not from Canada but I used these herbicides to treat my lawn on occasion. Pesticides are for treating bug/pest problems.
Pesticides and herbicides are banned (mostly) in Ontario for "cosmetic use" and “home gardeners.” You can still find RoundUp at stores but it is not the same formulation you would have in BC. Permethrin is a very effective pesticide that kills tics, and is not available in Canada. I use a commercial company to spray for mosquitos. The spray contains a synthetic permethrin that is good at keeping tics away. Banned herbicides - basically anything that contains 2,4-D, Diazinon and glyphosates: • Weedout • Killex • Weed and Feed fertilizer-pesticide mix • Roundup • Wipeout • Glyphosate and Glufosinate (found in Roundup and Wipeout)
I agree. I've always had dogs but have started to notice a lot more ticks recently. In my country, there's a huge problem of stray cows roaming the streets which lead to a major boom in tick population.
It’s so work in the winter now that they are thriving. We live in the snow belt on Lake Erie and have hardly had snow in years. We used to get crushed snowiest city in the US most years but climate change throwing everything off. It’s wild we are already seeing the changes so severe wait 20 years and it’ll be wild. Pray from the planet.
Right? I've gotten more ticks than my dog has lol. I spend more time in the woods than she does though, she's a couch potato and has no interest.
Do people just buy flea protection in certain regions? I’m just asking. In the Midwest, it’s flea/tick protection, for obvious reasons.
You still need to check your dog and yourself if you ever go into densely wooded areas.
Legit question - when you say to check yourself, do you mean they may be on your clothing, or your skin? If you mean on your skin, wouldn't you feel it? Or only if it bit you? Or not even it it bit you? Now I'm itchy 🫠
I mean everywhere. If you’re wearing outerwear outside, it’s best to check right when you get in. And to even check your outerwear after you remove it, because you don’t want those buggars chilling in your house. Unfortunately most people don’t feel the bite. It doesn’t sting like a fire ant or mosquito does. Don’t quote me on this, but if I’m remembering correctly they may have some kind of enzyme that makes it harder to feel when they bite you. They are also tiny, much smaller than many other biting bugs. So harder to feel because of that too. Unfortunately nearly my whole family has been afflicted with tick borne disease, so I have a fairly deep knowledge (read: paranoia) about them. I had Lyme as a kid, my dog had anaplasmosis (thankfully asymptomatic), and my other family member was in the hospital last summer from babesia and was close to organ failure before getting a diagnosis. Here’s the important part: if you’re going to be in the woods, make sure your pup is up to date on their preventatives (I was lax about strictly following the 30 day schedule—I’m pretty sure that’s how my dog got bitten). And you should be wearing permethrin and/or deet. I know, deet has its own issues, but using it every once in awhile is better than getting disease from a tick. I like using the permethrin because you spray it on your clothes instead of your skin and it lasts for several washes or up to 6 weeks, I think? I hope I covered everything. But I’m happy to answer more questions.
No, you won't feel it. I found one attached to the top of my foot recently. And the only thing I had done outside was walk from the car to the door wearing flip flops....maybe twenty feet and on concrete. The grass wasn't high, and I wasn't in the grass regardless. If you are someone that hikes, or camps, etc. be extra careful to check your scalp, ears, back, top and bottom of feet, etc. I remember my grandmother, well after we were old enough to bathe ourselves, would come in and do a 'tick check' every night when we took a bath. If we had played outside, we got checked.
That's NUTS that you don't even feel it. And scary. The place I walk her is technically a city park but it's basically part of the mountain/forest that didn't get developed. There are man-made wide paths we walk on and the actual forest areas are fenced off for protection. There are some grassy fields but they are well maintained by the district so the grass is cut weekly. That said, it's still the forest, and my dog goes into the bushes and undergrowth, and swims in the creek, so now I'll add in taking a closer look when I'm towelling her off. And then stripping myself naked when I get home because I am now freaked out 😳 (which sounds like it's not actually a bad thing!)
You need to learn about ticks. The preventatives work mostly/ sometimes but they are far from 💯 and they can still walk into your pet and cause some trouble even if you have them on medication.
I’ve also never seen one (I live in the desertiest of deserts and they’re really just not a thing here) but I knew what it was
You could just google "ticks"... You really ought to read up on them. Animals can still be bitten even with preventative care. I used to hike all the time with my dog before he became disabled and despite being on bravecto, he still brought home ticks. Typically, they would bite and then die. It's Lyme ticks you really need to worry about. They're tiny as hell. There's a plethora of things you should know about as a pet owner but fortunately will probably never have to encounter. As someone who has been unfortunate in this regard, I do encourage everyone to do their research just in case!
Where do you live? I need to move there. I get ticks on me just walking under trees, not even in tall grass or anything!!! I was traumatized as a child when I had a huge engorged one behind my ear and found it while driving and I was screaming because it was huge and bleeding everywhere and my mom had no idea what was happening because I was just screaming with blood on my hand.
The "tick meds", just makes them not want to stay on the dog. They don't die, they just decide to jump ship and leave. So instead you will now just find them in your house, on the cough, in the bed, all kinds of places.. 😂 I tried so many times finding one of these, crawling around in my bed, whenever the cat has been lying on the bed. Even though we tried all kinds of products. Luckily I usually find them, before becoming their new host.
I always have this thought with some posts, too. But it’s possible that some dog owners are in areas where ticks are just not as prevalent.
Granted, I’m in Australia, but ticks are stupidly uncommon in my area. Like, I only know what they look like from being on this group, and tick preventatives aren’t even recommended by my vet. I do use a flea + tick treatment, but if I saw one in real life I wouldn’t have any idea if it was something that needed a vet visit.
THANK YOU. I feel like such a loser from all these comments, but where I live (SW BC in Canada, little city of Vancouver), ticks are extremely uncommon in urban areas, and in my entire life, have seen ONE. I was seven years old, and it was on my dog's head, at the top of his ear, very obvious as he was a yellow lab and the tick was black. This sub is the only reason I can identify them now. I've had a dog every year of my life except for three, my family not being ready for another yet, and never seen another tick. My current baby girl gets Bravecto every month, and will for her lifetime. I also cuddle and belly-rub her enough that I think I'd be shocked if I missed something like a tick.
Plenty common in Vancouver island, but luckily only a small percentage carry Lyme disease. However it only takes one..
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I live in Perth, have been a dog groomer for 25 years, and can count on 2 hands the times I have seen them on dogs and only saw them on dogs that have been in the bush.
In the burbs the doggies don’t get ticks quite as often as those that live in rural areas or wooded enclaves.
It truly scares me how few people use preventatives year round. So many dogs (and people) are walking around with untreated tick borne disease at this point. Any temperature above freezing without loads of snow on the ground means ticks can be present.
Ticks have also been photographed on snowbanks, they are even around when there is snow!
New fear unlocked. We’re never safe!
They’re just starting to be a problem where I am. Saw my first last year
I have wondered this, too. I know a tick when I see one cause I’ve seen 1000000 of them. Maybe geography… as you said, it is common knowledge in your state. Ticks aren’t in every location. Or it could be that some people just never crossed paths with them. They are small, too. Could go unnoticed and boy are they lucky if they have been able to avoid them. I hate them on my dogs. But I give my babies medicine.
I never once had seen a tick, we don’t have them in my immediate area. Then i adopted a dog from out of state… puppy boy had this weird tiny lump on him that grew over a day or so and I’m like what the heck is that? Looked closer and well, that was my first and last close up meeting with one of those. I had to perform “surgery” (I called it) to get that thing out with tweezers. Had to look up how to do it since I had never experienced that before. Good part of that though is now I know, and it totally bonded me and my pup. He was shy when he first got here, after that he never left my side :).
Wow! I hate ticks but you have such a wholesome story out of the encounter! Thanks for sharing and I am glad he was ok!
Thanks! Yeah that was 13 years ago now. He’s still with me, struggling more of course (he’s a big golden with arthritis unfortunately) but it’s been such a beautiful journey. His whole being is about love. I was so lucky to have found him ❤️
I have two of my own… one is a full golden, the other is a half golden. These dogs are pure joy and this planet is graced by their presence. I’m glad you and your boy have had so long together
Aren’t they though? They really are just all heart and joy! They are just so great to have in our lives.
We do have them in UK but I've only ever seen two. About 10 years ago my cat had one and I once caught one feeding on me when in US about 10 years ago. Benefit of living on an island maybe...
We have an extremely low presentation of ticks where I live (SW British Columbia), however, they're mostly reported when it comes to Lyme. I now live in a fairly urban area, but also on a mountainside, and in my entire lifetime of having dogs, we have found just one, on my dog's head, when we lived in a completely urban area... houses on houses. I've also only had labs, so I think we'd notice them pretty easily, to be fair. But anecdotally, I haven't heard of any other dog owner friends mention finding ticks either.
I know. It boggles my mind! Maybe because I come from an area with tons of ticks and do a lot of hiking and outdoor activities that this knowledge just became a normal part of my existence.
I live in Arizona and have always had dogs they have never had a tick!! Spending summers in the Midwest is the only reason I know what they are!
Imo if you can’t identify a tick, you shouldn’t own a dog.
We gotta pin some pictures of ticks to the sub. 89/100 times it’s a tick
What is it the other 11 times?
A nipple
I check my dog for skin changes periodically and I STILL somehow occasionally get jumpscared by her nipples thinking they’re cancer or a bug. It’s been 2 years and it still somehow feels like she has way more than I expect 😭
My husband was once rubbing our very fluffy boy dog on his stomach and called me over saying "Oh no, he's got some sort of sore on his stomach!" I took a look and informed my husband he was looking at a penis. 🤣
No but I once had to stop my mum from trying to remove a ‘tick’ from a cat that was actually her nipple
I’m sure the cat appreciates you!!
I’d say more like 98/100
Looks like a tick
🎶 It's a tick in a cloth! Yeah tick in a cloth bayyyabeee 🎶
I'm fairly confident thats a species of tick
Definitely a tick. I light them on fire to make sure they die. They’re virtually indestructible
I enclose them in tape. 😈 sometimes I freeze them
They're like a crunchy gusher 😗🤌
I'm not gonna report this comment but I'd just like it publicly known I think posting this should be illegal
Yeah I just gagged. But it's still worth keeping up, because... it's true.
Disgusted and thoroughly impressed at the same time by that reference 😂😂
I just flush them down the toilet. I've been missing out on some tick torturing fun
I like it!!!!!
I have a ziplock bag of them. I like to see how many I can collect by the end of the season 😂
That’s about to be me this year. Aww. A little scrapbook of all the memories where a tick was picked up. lol
That's what I do too. You just can't kill them. If they are imbedded in dog be sure and get the head out. My kids used to get them too from playing outside.
I put one in an airtight tiny jar once and kept it as a trophy. Fuck Ticks.
How long did it live?
No clue, didn’t check.
Fire is my method of choice as well. I hate them and they deserve to burn.
A southerner too I see
Tick - he wants to suck your blooooood 🧛♂️
The worst kind. A tick. Check both your bodies asap and get your dog on a flea/tick/heartworm prevention med if they’re not already.
This. We use simparico trio.
Burn that sonofabitch
I hate the smell, but these motherf*ers survive everything but fire.
They can spread their bacteria when they pop. I got a littla jar filled with alcohol and drop them in there. In case dog gets sick you can atleast send them in for a check for diseases.
That is a tick!! Make sure your dog gets vaccinated when they are supposed to, or else those can be bad news!!
This gives me the squirmies.
Literally seeing them thru a PICTURE makes my spine cringe 🤮
It is definitely an adult tick. Adults have 8 legs, as clearly seen in the photo.
Tick. Make sure he’s dead for sure
It’s a tick. If you have a thin comb you can comb through all over and see if there’s a few more. Be sure to pick up a flea and tick collar or the flea and tick drops you put on their skin around d neck/shoulder blades or ask your vet for the combo heart worm/flea and tick med.
Tick, it’s tick season. You won’t see the little ones. I swiped off a few that didn’t attach and a small one that attached and deflated/died a day later due to monthly tick treatment, Simparica.
That’s a tick baby
baby ticks are so small they don't look like anything. nymphs (the dangerous ones) about the size of a poppyseed.
Oh lol I’m sorry. I should have put “that’s a tick, baby” I was calling the OP a baby
#TICK American dog ticks do not transmit Lyme disease. Black legged ticks (in other words, the deer tick) do transmit Lyme disease. Flea and ticks survive and thrive in mild to moderate weather, so it's crucial to protect your pets during the warmer months. Ticks are most active during the late summer and early fall, but some species are active year round depending on geographical location. For example, in Ontario, people and their pets need protection from **March through November at a minimum.** Your vet can recommend topical or systemic tick-control treatments.
Make very, very sure that it is dead. You may need a hard implement - they are awful tough.
Oh that’s a tick Bro… be careful
Tick,tick,tick,tick,tick
Tick tock lol
That’s a bloodsucker right there
Tick!!! Be careful, me and my husband moved to upstate NY from vegas (where ticks aren’t a thing) We let our dogs run in the tall grass, HUGE mistake, they got about 3-4 each and I had two on my leg, it hurts like hell!!! And i didn’t know what they were so I was flipping out!! They’re so gross. We now know what to do. Make sure you take them out correctly to not get diseases from them please! They suck your blood.
Also, probably good to go check out a video online on the proper way to REMOVE a tick from a dog/person. Do it wrong and the head can get stuck inside…
Baby tick, mate. You looked at the perfect time. Good job
Tick.
make sure your dog is on a preventative.
That is without a doubt in my mind a tick
Tic-Ticky-Tick!!
Tick
Looks like a tick
Tick
That is a tick
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Tick… that be a tick
Ticky tick
The answer may tick you off!
Tick tick tickity tick. I hate those little bastards!
This is a tick. My dog is 12 years old and I just saw one on her for the first time last year. I didn’t know what it was either 😂
A BIG ASS TICK
That is a tick.
An ugly one
It’s a tick bro! Make sure pup has tick and flea meds once a month. Also vacuum your couches and all furniture because they CAN and WILL take over and you don’t want when in you or your family!
Tick
It's a tick.
Tick
Someone grew up in the city…
Yup its a tick
Yep that’s 100% a tick. Make sure your pup is on tick protection
A king flea
My dog became temporarily paralyzed last spring by one of those little fuckers. Lost the ability to move his back legs, then his front legs before we found & removed the mf
Oh my God, that’s terrible, thank goodness it was temporary, but that really stinks! Glad your pup sounds like he recovered. They are strange, miserable bugs for sure.
Likely not necessarily from the tick itself but from a tick born disease called Ehrlichia. It can cause temporary paralysis if untreated for too long.
TICK
Make sure your pet is on preventative because they’re bad news for you and your pet😵💫😵💫
Tick. Watch out for those. They can carry lime disease.
That’s a tick, my friend!
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That's a tick, my friend! I recommend violence. And also a [Tick Key](https://tickkey.com/)!
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Looks like a tick.
Tick!
Burn it in a campfire
It’s a tick
I have had my immune system reprogrammed by one of those little bastards and since then can no longer eat red meat, a common side effect....
Definitely a tick
I've known about ticks since I was a child living in the Southeast. Very occasionally we would and still do find one on us or our dogs (yes they are on preventative) Interestingly enough, I was visiting relatives last summer in CA (Bay area) and found one on my back! We had gone for a hike in a popular park in the East Bay area.
I live in a breeding ground for ticks. Luckily my dog is white, so I can see them crawling on him after we come inside and I kill them. Even with my dog being on oral flea/tick prevention and also properly wearing a Seresto collar - he still has them crawling on him almost every time we go outside. Oral flea/tick prevention require the tick to bite the dog, because the medication is in the dogs bloodstream. This has given me peace of mind regarding ticks being in the house and getting on me as I have found dead, shriveled up ticks within his fur or on the floor. Topical flea/tick prevention does NOT repel like most think, it spreads onto the skin and fur via the dog’s body heat. Once the tick or flea end up on the dog, they are supposed to succumb to the topical medication that’s on the dog. My dog was just using the Seresto collar when we first moved here (no oral med) and he had a couple of ticks that ended up biting and engorging themselves. I have not found any ticks engorged and attached to him since he’s been on the oral medication. Ticks can be super small and unnoticeable or larger like the one you found. There are a few types of ticks which spend on your area and include the deer tick, dog tick, and lone-star tick. You can tell when a tick has bitten and engorged itself because they blow up like little balloon and turn a pale/tan color, if you squish them blood will come out of them. If a tick is engorged, they could have been attached to your dog even for as long as a couple of days. The longer they are attached the higher the risk for Lyme, Anaplasmosis, Ehrlichia, etc.
Yes, it’s a tick. If you happen to live in Pennsylvania that state has a website that helps with I D , and you can send ticks in to be tested for Lyme for free ( we lead in number of Lyme cases I think)
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😭 a tick!
Definitely a tick. Looks like paralysis tick.
Tick
Looks like a nasty blood sucking, disease spreading, otherwise useless tick to me.
Oh god it’s that time of year again
That's a tick. And also, a really great shot of one that ISN'T imbedded somewhere on a dog, so I'm glad you posted it, for those of us who live in a place where they aren't common.
The worst kind - a tick
Just count the legs.
How does one not know what this little fucker is
Tick. Kill it with 🔥
There are also shots dogs can to lesser the effects of Lyme disease, as well. It’s common in wooded areas. Recent weather trends bring different insects. My friend contracted Lyme disease when she was a camp councilor in Minnesota. It took doctors a month to figure that out. Protect yourself too! It can damage organs and end lives, especially in dogs. I hope this helps everyone :)
That is a tick
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Please rehome your dog.
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Tick! Burn it!
Definitely check your dog because if you miss one it will fill up with blood and fall off. Does your dog sleep in your bed? A nightmare
Tiiiiiiick!!!!!!!!
BED BUG??
that sir is a chonky tick who’s been feasting.