Removing a tick from a dog is a simple process. NEVER bring a lighter, extinguished match, or flame to your pet. Using tweezers or hemostats, simply pluck the tick as close to the skin where it is attached.

If your pet’s hair is long, you may wet the area with water to better see where the tick is attached to the skin. Do not apply alcohol or other solvents because they can cause the tick to regurgitate its stomach contents, potentially transferring the Lyme disease bacteria into the skin. Do not squeeze the body of the tick as you remove it.