Questions tagged [ticks]

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How long does it take a tick to infect my pet?

While finding a tick on your pet can be disturbing. The larger concern is a disease being transmitted. How long does it take for tick to transmit a disease?
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Tick removal, to twist or not twist?

There are a several ways to remove ticks, many of those methods are bad. I won't go in to all the bad ways here, but after some research I found the best way is to physically remove the tick by pulling it out with a tool. BUT pulling a tick out…
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