Found a growth on dog's back, then another by his ear

[in_newengland]

Originally Posted by Bmachina

Glad I could help. If you can find a pair of hemostats, just clamp off the ticks at the mouth and pop them off. If you have bouts of rainy weather, check them when they come in the house. Rain can trigger a lot of ticks to emerge. We do not use chemicals on our dogs, so hub does a quick tick check each time they come inside if they have been out running in brush or weeds. In the meantime, don't panic about the mutant claws

Right again. We've just been through an entire week of rain. I don't want to use chemicals but I wish I could find something safe that would still work. Must do some research. Claw thing=

[TinaMcG]

Originally Posted by in_newengland

Thank you. It sounds like you know what I'm talking about. Yes, like a giant claw growing right out of the dog's back! I'll call the vet on Tuesday when they open.

Also, my husband just came home and found that the thing by his ear is a tick. It fell off and he killed it. We haven't used any tick repellent yet this year--it seems like winter just ended and now it's tick season already. We didn't have the dog last summer so we didn't know tick season started this early here. We know now.

Thank you again, all who answered.

I found out the hard way that tick season was in full force this year when I pulled three ticks off ME! Those bites took three weeks to stop swelling and itching.