The tick must have been imbedded for there to be healing time. I just don't understand why his fur would be discolored.
I have already pulled four dog ticks off my dog this year. I've caught some crawling on me just searching for a great spot on me to sink their jaws into. I flushed them down the toilet.
Many people do not understand ticks. They think that they are like mosquitoes. They bite then crawl away and a sting is felt. That's not so. Ticks have to attach themselves to you and you have to pull them off correctly.
The first deer tick I had was near my ankle. I brought it to the Dr. It was so small he said it was a gnit not a deer tick. Told him I never had to pull off a gnit.
I don't know why ticks are only associated with deer. Groundhogs carry them also.
Mice are the real danger—they carry the ticks.
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As do mice, they are just as insidious. Anyone who thinks that white tailed deer are Bambi’s should shoot the Buggers.