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Originally Posted by prettypuppypink "The deer ticks that carry lymes are only as big as a pin prick. They are supposedly so small that unless you have excellant vision, you probably won't see them until well attached. They make an intense itchy bump like a sand fly. The usual removal takes a red hot needle, not even a cigarette held nearby will remove them. It takes at least 36 hours for a tick (carring lymes disease) to transmit the disease. If tick removed before no disease is transmitted".
I researched it for you. Don't panic and think the worst like I did when I saw seed ticks on my new puppy. Every tick picture I found looked like lyme ticks to me. I drove myself crazy by the time we had a vet appointment the next day.
Jessica |
thanks jess, how do vets test for lyme disease in dogs by the way?