If you find the tick and remove it right away, your dog is likely to avoid getting Lyme disease It takes at least 12 hours for the tick to start transmitting the disease and it must remain attached for 48 hours before it can fully transmit the disease. When should I worry about a tick … Read more
If you find a dried dead tick on your furry friend’s skin, it’s important that you remove this dead tick from your dog’s skin just as you would remove live ticks . Although dead ticks are less dangerous and risky than live ticks as discussed above, they can still cause harm to your dog’s skin … Read more
This means the tick has to be attached and feeding for more than 36 hours before it can transmit Lyme A tick that has not yet attached to the skin is easy to remove or is not engorged (i.e. is still flat) when removed, could not have transmitted Lyme disease or any other infection. Can … Read more