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what happens if a dog eats a tick

If you own a dog and live in a wooded area, you already know how easily it is for your dog to contact one or more ticks. The problem with ticks is they carry diseases, which can infect your dog. Preventing ticks in the first place is the best measure, because ticks embed and lock their heads into their host (your dog), yanking them out is often not a good idea because it leaves the head inside your dog's skin, which can cause irritation.Lyme DiseaseThis is one of the diseases that dogs can contract via a tick bite, in fact, your dog is near 100 times more likely to contract Lyme disease than a human is if bitten by the...

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