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How to remove a tick from a dog is pretty simple and just takes a few steps. First, how soon should I remove a tick from my dog? As soon as possible. The longer a tick stays attached, the greater the risk of your dog getting an infection or possibly contracting a tick-borne disease. Check out the below easy steps to remove a tick yourself or if you’re scared to remove it yourself, take your dog to your veterinarian immediately.
How to remove a tick from a dog
The best way to remove a tick from your dog is with a pair of sharp-edged tweezers or with a tick removal tool. Do not try to remove it with your fingers — you could squish or tear the tick and spread infection into the bite area.
Steps for removing a tick from your dog:
- Spread your dog’s fur
- Using tweezers or the tick-removing tool, grasp the entire tick as close to your dog’s skin as possible
- Gently pull on the tick in a slow, steady motion until the head pops out. This takes a little patience.
- To kill the tick, drop it into a container of rubbing alcohol
- Wash your hands thoroughly
- Using a cotton ball, clean the tick bite site with rubbing alcohol or hydrogen peroxide
- Clean your tweezers or tool with rubbing alcohol
- See a video on how to remove a tick from your dog by veterinarians (VetVid) and explained by Dr. Michael Dryden, Professor of Veterinary Parasitology at Kansas State University. Please continue reading from here. https://dogstr.lt.acemlnc.com/Prod/link-tracker?redirectUrl=aHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ3d3cuZG9nc3Rlci5jb20lMkZkb2ctaGVhbHRoLWNhcmUlMkZob3ctdG8tcmVtb3ZlLWEtdGljay1mcm9tLWEtZG9nJTNGTWFpbGluZ0lEJTNENTAwJTI2c2MlM0QlMjZzdCUzRGVtYWlsJTI2dXRtX3NvdXJjZSUzREFjdGl2ZUNhbXBhaWduJTI2dXRtX21lZGl1bSUzRGVtYWlsJTI2dXRtX2NvbnRlbnQlM0RIb3clMkJ0byUyQlJlbW92ZSUyQmElMkJUaWNrJTJCZnJvbSUyQmElMkJEb2clMkJhbmQlMkJQcmV2ZW50JTJCVGljayUyQkJvcm5lJTJCRGlzZWFzZSUyNUMyJTI1QTAlMjZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ24lM0RERUQyMDIyMDcwNg==&sig=72qSrSNyNQDu59RsQUFYQ7oekXnr23r3ZuyVzBABLMsx&iat=1657123732&a=%7C%7C90707624%7C%7C&account=dogstr%2Eactivehosted%2Ecom&email=hjYW7yfAhRrQm7eNU6nK4HwFoqDlMHNmyq65fGLdufk%3D&s=b73f19423f7fc435ac4b5424140bf115&i=500A492A1A4856 https://www.dogster.com/
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