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The post How to Remove a Tick from a Dog and Prevent Tick Borne Disease\u00a0<\/a> by Victoria Arnold<\/a> appeared first on Dogster<\/a>. Copying over entire articles infringes on copyright laws. You may not be aware of it, but all of these articles were assigned, contracted and paid for, so they aren’t considered public domain. However, we appreciate that you like the article and would love it if you continued sharing just the first paragraph of an article, then linking out to the rest of the piece on Dogster.com.<\/p>\n

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How to remove a tick from a dog is pretty simple and just takes a few steps. First, how soon should I remove a tick from my dog? As soon as possible. The longer a tick stays attached, the greater the risk of your dog getting an infection or possibly contracting a tick-borne disease<\/a>. Check out the below easy steps to remove a tick yourself or if you\u2019re scared to remove it yourself, take your dog to your veterinarian immediately.<\/p>\n

How to remove a tick from a dog<\/h2>\n

The best way to remove a tick from your dog is with a pair of sharp-edged tweezers<\/a> or with a tick removal tool<\/a>. Do not try to remove it with your fingers \u2014 you could squish or tear the tick and spread infection into the bite area.<\/p>\n

Steps for removing a tick from your dog:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Spread your dog\u2019s fur <\/li>\n
  2. Using tweezers or the tick-removing tool, grasp the entire tick as close to your dog\u2019s skin as possible<\/li>\n
  3. Gently pull on the tick in a slow, steady motion until the head pops out. This takes a little patience.<\/li>\n
  4. To kill the tick, drop it into a container of rubbing alcohol<\/li>\n
  5. Wash your hands thoroughly <\/li>\n
  6. Using a cotton ball, clean the tick bite site with rubbing alcohol or hydrogen peroxide<\/li>\n
  7. Clean your tweezers or tool with rubbing alcohol <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    See a video on how to remove a tick from your dog by veterinarians (VetVid) and explained by Dr. Michael Dryden, Professor of Veterinary Parasitology at Kansas State University.  <\/p>\n

    How to remove an engorged tick from a dog<\/h2>\n

    If the tick is engorged, follow the same steps listed above. However, after dropping the tick into a container of rubbing alcohol, take it \u2014 and your dog \u2014 to the vet to be tested<\/a> for diseases.<\/p>\n

    Myths on how to remove a tick from a dog<\/h2>\n