Ginger occasionally got them and we pulled them out with tweezers. We always got the entire tick, including the head. This seemed important as I was always told, "make sure you get the head and body intact". This was pretty easy as Ginger has a short coat and we always found them right away.
Bob got a tick on the back of his ear. I found it tonight. I don't know how long it was there but it seemed pretty bloated and it's head was deeply rooted into a raised bump area in Bob's skin. Bob's shaggy so it could have been there a day or two before I noticed. I plucked it with tweezers, but the head broke off in the raised flesh area.
Is this a problem? I noticed the tick as I was petting him. I also noticed two raised hard bumps on te back of his right ear in similar places - but no tick. What do you think, should I take to vet or is this going to be OK?
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