Easy Tick Removal Tips for Dog Owners
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In my experience, one of the most frustrating parts of dog ownership are ticks. Living in a coastal
area in Helsinki Finland, ticks abound whenever the average temperature rises above 5 degrees centigrade.
This is why every trip to the forest or park is terminated with tick inspection at home. The
record number of ticks I discovered on Eve’s fur after one trip is 17, six of which had already
attached to the different parts of her body!
What diseases do ticks carry? #
The biggest risk ticks pose for your dog is of course her catching a tick borne illness, such as Lyme’s disease. In practice, I have some bad and good news for you. The bad news is that yes, your dog can catch Lyme’s disease from ticks. For example, my previous Hovawart, Helmi, caught it why we were living in France. She was medicated and did not suffer from any ill effects, but it made me wary.