Help! TICKS!

[Bonny]

I have been pulling ticks off my dogs since early this spring. Those bumps are sometimes caused by infection. Where the ticks attached itself & a scab forms & after awhile the bumps & infection clear up on their own. Anyhow that is what I have noticed. Those ticks seem to be in the real tall grass. I check my dogs from head to toe. I have even found ticks around the tail heads of the dogs & attached under their jaws. I pulled 20 some ticks off of one of my dogs last night. I check the dogs twice a day for them. We have had a real wet spring here so that could also be adding to the tick population.

[VTJess03]

Could you put triple antibiotic cream on it like for a human skin infection? I would think that would work, as long as it's somewhere that they can't easily lick off (i.e. the ear). Maybe that would help it heal up faster.

I really don't know if that would be something good for them or not; if someone else knows for sure, please post a response

[Lescoop77]

Yes, you can put neosporin type ointment on the tick bump. After you remove a tick it's a good idea to clean the infected area w/ alcohol then apply the ointment!