Ticks, Ticks and More Ticks

When Aaron's family came down for Easter that was also the begging of other "visitors".  We found a lump on Tally's neck.  I looked and didn't see anything.  Then I looked again and found a little tick that blended in just perfectly with her fur color. 

How do you pull out a tick?  Do you know how?  Well, I didn't so my father in law taught me to put Mentholatum all around it to suffocate it.  Wait a couple of minutes then get your tweezers and pull it out slowly.  For the next week she got three more ticks.  That is a total of four.  Two were in the same ear at different times and in different locations.  If you look closely at your dog if they have uncropped ears they have a small flap on the outside of the ear.  One of the ticks started sucking there.  Sneaky little buggers!

You may ask "Well, did you put on her flea, tick, mosquito medication?"  The answer is "YES"!!!  AHHHHHH!!!!!!



Moral of the story is keep a close eye on your pets.  Even if you think you are doing everything right.

 

You may have a couple of questions.  Did Teva ever get ticks?  The answer is no.  The other question you might have is do we live in boony ville?  The answer is also no.  We live in the city.