Look at the size of this Dermacentor variabilis – American Dog Tick found on a local dog👀 Almost 2cm!! 😧
👉 This tick is engorged – meaning it has attached to a host (pet, person, other animal) and had a blood meal. While a tick is feeding on a host, it can potentially transmit infectious agents like bacteria to the host – the longer it feeds, the greater the likelihood of transmitting disease.
👉 Ticks can vary greatly in size – from the size of a poppy seed to the size of this one – depending on stage of life cycle and whether or not it is engorged.
👉 We recommend protecting your pet with a once a month preventive like Nexgard, Nexgard Spectra or Nexard Combo (for cats)
👉 Ask us for more info!