How to Remove Ticks on Your Dog

Ticks are insects that prey on blood of dogs, horses, cats, even people and carry a wide range of parasites they transmit when feeding on their victim’s blood. Dogs in rural areas or visit areas where animals like farm stock or deer are found are most at risk.

Ticks will attach themselves to your dog’s leg, move up the body and prick the skin to increase in size as they swell up with blood. The deer tick transfer Lyme disease to animals and people. It causes sporadic lameness, heart and kidney disease, fever as well as nervous system disorders.

What To Do

If you find only a few ticks on your dog you can use alcohol or tick spray by applying directly on the ticks to kill them. Wait a few minutes for the alcohol or tick spray to work then use a pair of tweezers to remove the tick. Carefully grasp the tick as close to the skin as possible, slowly pull the tick until it releases its grip until it drops off without any difficulty.

You can also try to use petroleum jelly for removing ticks. Wipe the jelly on the ticks body, especially on the rear end where the parasite’s breathing pore is located. The jelly will prevent block the pore preventing the tick from breathing properly and loosen its grip, again dropping off without any difficulty.

There is no need for concern when you have used the above methods and the mouth part of the tick stays attached to the skin and it cannot be remove with tweezers or petroleum jelly. This will cause a local reaction that will clear up on its own in a couple of days. Tick bites that become infected are rare.

If your dog has a heavy tick infestation you may have to consider using a commercial product like a tick dip. To keep your pet safe talk to your vet regarding the most effective product to use.

Kerry Dower have been writing articles for the past 2 years. She also has a door window treatments shop and if you are interested in sheer window treatments you can visit her site.

Tags: deer tick, kidney disease, lyme disease, nervous system disorders, parasite, parasites, removing ticks, tick bites, tick infestation