Help! Is this Tick bite infected?!?!?!?! - YorkieTalk.com Forums

cookies mom · 05-08-2008, 12:22 PM

Cookie got bitten by a tick on Saturday night, we took the tick off but now the bite is getting swollen and a lot bigger, it is also getting really red. What does this mean? Should I take her to the vet?

ARCHIE · 05-08-2008, 12:25 PM

Maybe you didn't get it all out. It sounds like it may be infected.
Better have the vet check it out. Better safe than sorry.

lilfoot · 05-08-2008, 12:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cookies mom

Cookie got bitten by a tick on Saturday night, we took the tick off but now the bite is getting swollen and a lot bigger, it is also getting really red. What does this mean? Should I take her to the vet?

I would put some peroxide on it....that should help. when one of my yorkies got a tick last year we couldn't get it all out and the vet said to put some peroxide on it and if it was better in a couple of days to get it checked out.

sammiz · 05-08-2008, 01:49 PM

It is possible that the head remains. However, it could also be an allergic reaction. I would, at the very least, call the vet. But truly, if it were my Sassy, we would be at the vet's! I guess I just feel like the sooner you get a handle on it, the better.

Jenn218 · 05-08-2008, 03:44 PM

Mojo had a big tick on his leg in the Fall.....It was weird...a big circle that was swollen around the edges, but indented in the center. I put peroixe and neosporin on it and took him to the vet to have it checked. She said the neosporin wouldn't do any good because if there was a problem, it would be under his skin.....she said it looked okay, like the head was out....and I was pretty sure I had gotten the head out.....and thankfully, we didn't have to go back. It started to go down and he never acted sick or anything! WHEW!
But, I never hurts to have it checked....I always feel better...even though a lot of times, I pay for just that calming of my own nerves...not a medical problem! HA!

I was also told at one time...that a lot of times it is the bacteria that gets squeezed back into the body (of the animal/person) from the tick when you pull it off that can cause the sore, sickness, etc.

paulapoo · 05-08-2008, 04:45 PM

yeah, i read something similar online. I read that if u don't get the head out the body forms an abscess to try to get the head to release. So i think it may be a normal reaction to the tick. They are such nasty little things.

KitKatJam · 05-08-2008, 05:15 PM

I found a tick on my puppy today and called the vet
and they told me if I didnt get the head out then the area
will get red and swollen and if that happens bring him to
the vet asap so they can start him on antibiotics.

2Parises · 05-08-2008, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KitKatJam

I found a tick on my puppy today and called the vet
and they told me if I didnt get the head out then the area
will get red and swollen and if that happens bring him to
the vet asap so they can start him on antibiotics.

Same with us... Paris got a shot and then a few days on antibiotic. I think it was nearly gone in 2 days.

I hate ticks!!!

One thing the vet told us was from now on, make sure you save the tick in alchohol so they can see it if they need to later on.

brittahnee · 05-08-2008, 07:47 PM

we used to camp a lot, and i had gotten a tick -- of course, mine was in my very long, thick hair and my mom had to get it out for me (what a painful and long process that is!) so as far as how it looked after, it was a little red, but i don't think it was swollen? so i think the safest bet is a trip to the vet (aww, i made a cute new phrase!)

05-08-2008, 12:22 PM	#1
cookies mom Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gatlinburg, TN Posts: 76	Help! Is this Tick bite infected?!?!?!?! Cookie got bitten by a tick on Saturday night, we took the tick off but now the bite is getting swollen and a lot bigger, it is also getting really red. What does this mean? Should I take her to the vet?

05-08-2008, 03:44 PM	#5
Jenn218 Mojo, LilyGrace & Me Donating Member Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: cuddling with my babies<3 Posts: 17,329	Mojo had a big tick on his leg in the Fall.....It was weird...a big circle that was swollen around the edges, but indented in the center. I put peroixe and neosporin on it and took him to the vet to have it checked. She said the neosporin wouldn't do any good because if there was a problem, it would be under his skin.....she said it looked okay, like the head was out....and I was pretty sure I had gotten the head out.....and thankfully, we didn't have to go back. It started to go down and he never acted sick or anything! WHEW! But, I never hurts to have it checked....I always feel better...even though a lot of times, I pay for just that calming of my own nerves...not a medical problem! HA! I was also told at one time...that a lot of times it is the bacteria that gets squeezed back into the body (of the animal/person) from the tick when you pull it off that can cause the sore, sickness, etc. __________________ Hi I'm Jenn Mom to..... Mojo,LilyGrace & DD Kate RIP Mojo FOREVER in our hearts! Last edited by Jenn218; 05-08-2008 at 03:48 PM.

05-08-2008, 04:45 PM	#6
paulapoo Blessed by Otis & Ollie Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Plainfield, Indiana Posts: 2,884	yeah, i read something similar online. I read that if u don't get the head out the body forms an abscess to try to get the head to release. So i think it may be a normal reaction to the tick. They are such nasty little things. __________________ ~Paula~ proud mommy of ~Otis (yorkie) & Oliver (shih-poo)

05-08-2008, 05:15 PM	#7
KitKatJam Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 203 Blog Entries: 24	I found a tick on my puppy today and called the vet and they told me if I didnt get the head out then the area will get red and swollen and if that happens bring him to the vet asap so they can start him on antibiotics. __________________ When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself. ~ Wayne Dyer ♪ Lyric

05-08-2008, 07:47 PM	#9
brittahnee YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Louisiana Posts: 383	we used to camp a lot, and i had gotten a tick -- of course, mine was in my very long, thick hair and my mom had to get it out for me (what a painful and long process that is!) so as far as how it looked after, it was a little red, but i don't think it was swollen? so i think the safest bet is a trip to the vet (aww, i made a cute new phrase!) __________________ BRITTAHNEE Sophie's Mommy

05-08-2008, 12:25 PM	#2
ARCHIE No Longer A Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NEW YORK Posts: 16,218	Maybe you didn't get it all out. It sounds like it may be infected. Better have the vet check it out. Better safe than sorry.

05-08-2008, 01:49 PM	#4
sammiz No Longer a Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: PORTERVILLE, CA Posts: 1,574	It is possible that the head remains. However, it could also be an allergic reaction. I would, at the very least, call the vet. But truly, if it were my Sassy, we would be at the vet's! I guess I just feel like the sooner you get a handle on it, the better.