The GROSSEST thing EVER!!! *shudders*

[*LabLoverKEB*]

Sick! So glad it wasen't wart, like Sadie'
s wart! Her's is ALL GONE!

[KYS]

YUCK!!! I hate ticks too.
Good thing you found that sucker.

[Uabassoon]

Ticks really gross me out! I remember back home when my dog would get one I would run to my dad to pull it out because I didn't want to be anywhere near it!

[ramanth]

EEEKK!!!! That tick is huge! *turns green*

Glad Malone is okay.

[RubyMutt]

Originally posted by Corinna
Hey Ruby I hate to burst your bubble as an ex western washingtonian . You have ticks. They are in the grain and corn feilds or tall grasses, we used to have a pointer who seemed to be a tick magnet.
Glad to see you releived Malone of that nasty guy. Great picture could be a good referance pic.

Yes, I do know. I was meaning in the more urban parts (I-5 corridor/Puget Sound region/greater Seattle area)... IE where I live (yes, I was being selfish ). I've never heard of them being in "these parts", my vets have always assured me there is no cause for concern They still give me the creeps...

[K9karen]

GAG!
UGH! That reminds me of Cody's 1st tick- I had never had a dog, so never saw one, so I rushed him to the vet one night, crying that he had a growing black spot on his nose that I couldn't get off. Much to their amusement, it was a tick and I was so grossed out I almost barfed. They even had a pill container full of them for disposal (with cotton and alcohol). And I have a pretty strong stomach.
Logan's had 2, and because her hair is dark, I only found them because I give her massages in the morning. If the world came to an end, I swear, the only things that would survive are roaches and ticks. I tried wrapping one in a paper towel and stepping on it and it was like armor. Those nasty little suckers just don't die. Now I burn them in a paper towel in the sink and even then I'm not certain it's not clinging to life. I just get the willies....Thanks for the lovely photo (which of course I had to look at)

[Cookiebaker]

I don't understand because I haven't seen ticks all summer. But yesterday morning, I was visiting with my brother and sister-in-law (and 16 month old niece ) and I had a teeny tiny one crawling on me.

We DO use frontline, but it makes me wonder if I messed it up last month. I remember giving them baths just a couple of days afterwards, and I wonder if I did it too soon, and therefore dulled the effects?? Anyway, it's time for it again -- this afternoon is frontline, toenails, ears, teeth brushing, and the whole 9 yards!