Today we diagnosed a case of Canine Ehrlichiosis, a tick-borne pathogen that effects the blood and bone marrow. It is important to do daily tick checks and if you find any engorged ticks to pull them off with tweezers or a tick puller and call us for prophylactic antibiotics and a tick titer. All parts of the tick must be removed including the mouthparts. Do not smash, burn, or flush the tick down the toilet. Smashing and burning the tick causes blood splatter and potential transmission of any blood parasites the tick is carrying. Ticks do not drown for 2 weeks in the sewer, so flushing is not an option. Remove the tick and place it in a layered napkin/paper towel and mash it so no blood comes into contact with you and dispose of the tick.
Posted on: Fri, 26 Jul 2013 23:38:07 +0000
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