awww..poor baby, ,dont feel so bad,, stuff happens,, bless your heart,,,
but i would say, ,Vectra 3D,, will get the ticks,, even REPEL them,, as it does mosquitos and fleas,, its what our vet recommends,, we dont use it yet,, as we dont have a need, but my daughter got it and uses it on her 2 Yorkies,, they live where they have several outside dogs and horses,, etc,, and have lots of fleas and ticks in the summer,, said her Yorkies would run out to do their business,, come back in and they've have ticks crawling on their hair,, and after using the Vectra 3D,, they dont even get on them! she is thrilled with its use!