My dog has a tick near is shoulder area on his back...It has a white dot on the tick...Im hoping its not deer tick wat kind is it?
Is it okay to use frontline plus when the dog has a tick on it...and what should i do to stop it...Im only 13 and i dont know much about ticks!!
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get a pair of tweezers and grip the tick as close to the skin as possible and pull it out.
you need to make sure you get its head out too. make sure it hasnt broken off the body - if it has, get it out of the dog - if you cant, get someone else to help or get a vet. you must get it out immediately.
yes, its safe to put frontline on him.. make sure it is the right dose.
you need to remove the tick immediately... and over the next week, watch your dog to see if he looks sick or doesn anything unusual like throws up or gets weak
- if he does, take him to a VET right away.
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Call your local vet. ASAP and ask them, or find some tweezers and pull the tick out now!
Did you get the tick off of your dog? Watch the spot for signs of infection.
I live in a very rural area and my dogs get ticks all of the time and do not get sick. If you are worried about it you can take your dog to the vet and they can do a blood test to test for Lyme. Then you can get him a vaccination for the Lyme and rest a little easier.
Get the tick out. Put peroxide on a Q tip and get it on the tick. Then pull the tick out with tweezers. The peroxide will prevent the tick from burrowing in farther/make them pull out.
You can put frontline on the dog on their next most certainly, but don't let that tick stay there!!!
First, do NOT post your age on here. Do not ask personal questions either. Your dog needs veterinarian help, and you shouldn't be expecting to do something about it. Don't go to PetQnA.com s, just ask your parents. They will get your pet to the vet on time. Ticks can come to you to on your head because they spread from dogs and cats. Get your dog to the vet!!! You can't do much to stop it. Only a doctor knows how to extract the tick.
Put on the frontline %26 it will kill the tick plus protect him in case he's around any more. After the tick is dead, pull it out %26 flush it. If your dog starts to run a fever or acting achy %26 tired, you'll need to have him seen by the vet to be sure he hasn't contracted lyme disease.
You're taking very good care of him, keep it up. He'll be a friend for a long time.
First you have to take the tick off the dog. You can use twezers to pull the tick off and then dispose of it. I usually flush it down the toilet. First you ahve to get the tweezer very clost to the ticks head and right next to the dogs skin. Pull the tick out with a straight motion. Then flush it. Put a dab of antibiotic cream on the spot where the tick was.
This is the quickest and safest way to remove a tick.
You need to have it removed ASAP! Is your dog up on all his shots. Your best bet is taking him to the vet. You can remove it yourself, but since you have never done it I don't recommend it. If any of the tick stays inside your dog your dog, can get very sick and die. Talk to your parents and let them know.
As long as you haven't used Frontline in the past 3 weeks (that's what my vet says) it will be OK. Most pet stores and vets sell a little thing called a tick puller. I use one because Frontline takes at least 24 hours to kill the tick. Keep an eye on your dog for limping, weakness,etc. Lyme disease can be treated, but you'd need to get him to the vet as soon as the symptoms show up. I'm glad you're concerned. You're a good pet owner.
Have your parents remove the tick. It's not a big deal.Remove it before your parents apply Front line.You your self should do nothing more than tell your parents what you found.The dog won't die.He may get Lyme's Disease though. It sounds like a Dog tick opposed to a Deer Tick. Deer ticks are very very small and chances are that you would not have seen it.But ALL ticks carry Lyme.Have your pet checked for Lyme @ 4 weeks from finding the tick and then retest (If it was Neg. the first time.)
Take him to see the vet. You need to go there to get the Frontline anyway.
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