but only one carries Lyme Disease and that is the black-legged tick.
Though there is a way to
remove ticks from your dog,
using a preventative treatment to help keep them from biting your Chihuahua would be much more effective.
Since ticks can easily hide in the fur of your pet, it really isn't practical to think you can spot them and simply remove them.
Some types of ticks are quite small and can be easily overlooked.
It takes roughly 48 hours for an attached tick to infect your dog, so using a preventative treatment that kills them within this time frame will help keep him safe.
When
removing ticks from a person
or from your dog, always check to make sure that the head of the tick comes out along with its body.
There are not many immediate reactions to tick bites, and any related health issues may not show up for several days to several weeks from when you actually got bit.
If you do get sick, you need to let your doctor know that you were bitten and when.
If you develop a mark that resembles a bullseye, after a tick bite, you will want to see your doctor right away. This can be a tell-tale sign of the beginning of Lyme Disease.
Several years ago, I got bit, and the next day I had the bullseye mark. When I called my doctor, he wanted to see the mark immediately, and then put me on antibiotics for a few weeks.