![]() Some tricks I’ve heard include tying a dryer sheet around their collar or using small amounts of child safe bug spray. Call your vet immediately if your pup suffers more than one or two bee stings. Even if your dog is not allergic, stings on his nose or mouth could restrict his breathing. Unfortunately, we do not have prevention for blackflies, as we do for fleas and ticks. In those cases, you may see swelling, redness, hives, vomiting, diarrhea, stumbling or even a collapse. If you have concerns about ticks, please don’t hesitate to contact us and we are happy to help answer any questions you might have, in regards to ticks and tick prevention. It is most common to find these bites in the groin area, belly, face, or anywhere that the skin is exposed, with minimal amounts of hair. In most cases, we don’t treat black fly bites unless they are extremely bothersome to the dog, or if they become infected. ![]() Thankfully, they usually look worse than they actually feel and most dogs don’t bother at them too much. These examples below are of black fly bites on a dog. Signs of tickborne disease may not appear for 7-21 days or longer after a tick bite, so watch your dog closely for changes in behavior or appetite if you suspect that your pet has been bitten by a tick. ![]() Below, is an example of a bullseye that can be associated with tick bites on a human. Lyme disease Limping, stiffness and swollen joints that shifts between legs Fever (high temperature) Low energy (lethargy) Swollen lymph nodes (glands). Lyme disease, also known as Lyme borreliosis, is a bacterial illness that can be transmitted to humans, dogs, and other animals by certain species of ticks. Tick bites on dogs may be hard to detect. Lyme disease in dogs is commonly indicated by a shifting lameness, fatigue, loss of appetite and sometimes, they don’t even show any signs at all. The bullseye can only be seen, sometimes, in humans who have been bitten by ticks. The interesting fact is that dogs don’t get the stereotypical bullseye that we associate with tick bites and Lyme disease. Tis the season for black flies and ticks! This time of year, we get a lot of calls from concerned owners who think that their dog has a bullseye mark from a tick bite.
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