KrisK Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 We haven't had ticks in this area..but it seems they have moved farther north this year. A day ago, I noticed a lump above Spark's eye. There didn't appear to be any ticks and a couple of days before, he and Flint had a really nasty fight. Today, there is definitely a deep red mark that is quite visible. I've cleaned it and applied polysporin - I have Friday off, so I'll likely take him to the vet just as a precaution. Do tick bites abcess?... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gideon's girl Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 It is rare, but they can. We used to have a client that had a dog that every tick bite abcessed. I can't remember for sure, but I think he had an allergy to tick bites. The timing is not off for it to have been because of the fight either. You can usually tell if it is a tick bite versus something else because a tick bite has that core that resists coming out, not like a normal scab. They also usually lose hair around a tick bite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliepoudrier Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Honestly my first thought would be that it was caused by the tooth of your other dog and not a tick, given the fight a few days earlier. J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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