Picture of Tick Bite on Dog

I was looking at some pictures of tick bites on dogs and the information that was provided along with the pictures of the tick bites was very informative so I decided to jot it down. If you find that a tick has bitten your dog, caution is advised, as ticks may potentially carry disease organisms that may be injected into their host victim during the blood meal. The first thing is to learn how to safely remove a tick to remove all of the tick head and mouth parts. It is also valuable to be familiar with the most common ticks in your area and be able to identify them visually. Once the tick has been safely removed, place the tick in a sealed air-tight bag or container. So that you can have it available for identification purposes later on if need be. Tick-borne diseases may take days, weeks or months to manifest. In many cases, the original tick bite may be long forgotten by the time the more serious clinical symptoms appear. Tick-borne diseases can have a wide variety of symptoms, but the one most common symptom to all of the diseases is a fever. The fever may be mild or quite high, often accompanied by malaise or aches and pains, and may be mistaken for the flu. Ticks can be submitted for species identification as well as tested for various diseases. Check with your health care provider or local public health department for more information about reported tick diseases in your local area. And if a tick should attach itself to your dog you can also take a picture of the tick bite and send it via email to your veterinarian.