Is This A Tick Or A Growth On My Dog

[REDCHEQHEN]

Just under my dogs eye - only noticed this today - could it be a tick (or something else?) is it a vet job to be on the safe side? Is it urgent?

 

click to enlarge

[billt]

Yes it does look like a tick, not a major problem but wants removing, I use tweezers, grip tightly and pull straight off.

[peter pandy]

Its not a tick, more like a glandular pimple and if its itchy she will scratch it off.

[billt]

We caused confusion there Peter, wish I was there it would be off now whatever,

[eastcoaster]

If you smother with Vaseline if a tick it will fall off but looks like a pimple .

[Kyleakin Lofts]

Not clear enough to tell.

[andy Burgess]

is it on the flesh or the fur Redcheqhen ??

[billt]

If you first noticed it today I'm sure it is a tick as I don't think you would have missed a growth in that position

[paddymac]

Its not a tick, more like a glandular pimple and if its itchy she will scratch it off.

Agree with you Peter, ticks are not as bright in colour.

[billt]

Agree with you Peter, ticks are not as bright in colour.

 

They come in many colours Pat from white to black depending on how full they are

[REDCHEQHEN]

is it on the flesh or the fur Redcheqhen ??

 

 

I'd say stuck to flesh Andy - it doesn't budge at all

 

This is my first dog - she weighs 4kg - so is quite small - that under her eye looks just like a sesame seed - similar shape and size

 

Her annual vaccination is due (I've had a text) so will make an appointment and get it looked at when she has her vaccination (tomorrow if poss)

 

She's a lap dog - cuddles every day (several times a day) and I would have noticed it if it had been there before today

[billt]

I'd say stuck to flesh Andy - it doesn't budge at all

 

This is my first dog - she weighs 4kg - so is quite small - that under her eye looks just like a sesame seed - similar shape and size

 

Her annual vaccination is due (I've had a text) so will make an appointment and get it looked at when she has her vaccination (tomorrow if poss)

 

She's a lap dog - cuddles every day (several times a day) and I would have noticed it if it had been there before today

 

I guessed so, it's a tick but no major problem

[andy Burgess]

I'd say stuck to flesh Andy - it doesn't budge at all

 

This is my first dog - she weighs 4kg - so is quite small - that under her eye looks just like a sesame seed - similar shape and size

 

Her annual vaccination is due (I've had a text) so will make an appointment and get it looked at when she has her vaccination (tomorrow if poss)

 

She's a lap dog - cuddles every day (several times a day) and I would have noticed it if it had been there before today

 

there you go then , vaccine and removal , all in 1 visit

[ALF]

nothing wrong with her get rid of it yerself the vet will charge you plenty to do it Susan

[REDCHEQHEN]

Me thinks I was lucky - only got charged for the flea and tick treatment, no charge for the removal of the tick - and I got to keep the tick removal tool!! (paid £6.02)

 

It could have been a lot worse!!!

[gulkie]

If it is a tick never pull them of ,a cotton bud and a dab of methylated spirits

Or wet the head of a match and dab it on .they are rife at the moment .

[clockman]

Me thinks I was lucky - only got charged for the flea and tick treatment, no charge for the removal of the tick - and I got to keep the tick removal tool!! (paid £6.02)

 

It could have been a lot worse!!!

 

Did you ask for tick,

[andy Burgess]

Me thinks I was lucky - only got charged for the flea and tick treatment, no charge for the removal of the tick - and I got to keep the tick removal tool!! (paid £6.02)

 

It could have been a lot worse!!!

 

good thing its sorted

[peter pandy]

Very pleased you have a satisfactory conclusion although I have never seen a white tic. When I worked on the estates it was a regular job removing them from my Labs and they were always brown or black (blood filled).

[REDCHEQHEN]

Very pleased you have a satisfactory conclusion although I have never seen a white tic. When I worked on the estates it was a regular job removing them from my Labs and they were always brown or black (blood filled).

 

 

 

It was a young tick and hadn't started blood sucking (I had a look on the internet and it said they start sucking blood about 24 hours after attaching themselves)

 

Poppy has to go back for her vaccination booster - they couldn't fit her in with a vet appointment only a nurse appointment - but because of the close proximity to her eye - the nurse took the dog to the vet to remove the tick - All's well that ends well

[Roland]

all sniffing animals are liable to get ticks. The actually breathe through their back sides. So like Gulkie says, or smear Vaseline on them. Can't breathe and have to come out. Tweezers etc. and pulling them can mean leaving the head in, and hence all sorts of problems can arise.

[peter pandy]

I used to use my lit fag end then a dollop of surgical spirits.

[billt]

I used to use my lit fag end then a dollop of surgical spirits.

 

A lot about this year Peter, I took two off the head of my Basset Hound last week, they were tiny, the most I have removed at one time was 16 under one of my collies, trusty tweezers every time, never had a problem afterwards, my Father-in Law used the vaseline method, too slow for me, I like to see them gone

[ally mac]

I wouldn't put anything on a tick as they can apparently regurgitate the blood they have sucked back into whatever it is they are in, dangerous if they have limes disease. Always pull them out with the wee tool.

[hotrod]

I wouldn't put anything on a tick as they can apparently regurgitate the blood they have sucked back into whatever it is they are in, dangerous if they have limes disease. Always pull them out with the wee tool.

That's what I was told years ago ,don't pull them out with tweezers ,either use the right tool or dab them with parafin . I've only had one on my old German Shepard ,just above her eye .