Found a tick what do I need to do after its removed?

[thebeastisback]

Found a tick on our pup this morning , dp took her down to the vets to get it removed but didn't think to ask if we need to do anything. I know she probably got it when we were out walking but could there be more in the house or do they just attach themselves and stay on until they are pulled out?
Thanks.

Buy a tic removal thing from the vet. Check yourselves. If anyone starts to get "flu" symptoms you might want to get it checked.

Throw it on the fire and watch it go pop

Sorry for not being serious there. My dog gets ticks often in the summer. I pull them out myself then keep an eye on the 'wound'. It will stay swollen for a day or so, then should go away. If it doesn't look infected it should be fine.

Unlikely to be more in the house, they attach, feed on blood then drop off once they're fully fed to go and lay their eggs (heave). So the fact that you caught it while it was still on your dog means you should be fine. Have a good search on your dog for more - depending on how long dogs hair is, they can be hard to find. I often don't find them on my dog until they've been on for a good few days and have grown big enough to feel (another heave... bloody hate the things).

Frontline your dog to help prevent it from happening again and if you're really bothered then try and avoid areas with long grass in the summer.

I think dogs can get Lyme disease or am I wrong? Dd got it and it's hard to treat if not caught early so removing a tick correctly is important. Ideally with a special tick remover or slide something under it to remove it gently without squeezing it. No Vaseline and no burning it or crushing which can spread Lyme and the tick carriers are more likely deer ticks as far as I'm aware (no bigger than a sesame seed).
Apart from this I'd see no issue, I've never had an infection and removed many of the larger 'dog ticks' from myself

Sorry not to read properly but there won't be others in the house (unless they've fed enough and dropped off, v unlikely!)
They tend to wait in long grass or bracken until passing animals / people brush past then hitch a ride I think

Oh God sorry to hijack but I think the cat had a tick last week - spotted it as I was putting DD to bed. Cat disappeared downstairs and by the time I'd finished with DD the tick had gone - I think she scratched it off? In the house, not outside. Cat is fine.

But I had NO IDEA they can stay in the house and lay eggs AND carry disease. Can they live in carpets? Is it still alive in my house somewhere? Aaaaaargh!

thanks. The vet removed the tick and said it hadn't been on her for long as it was not fully grown and was still white?
She has been fine up until about 30 minutes ago when we were in the garden, she was lying on her tummy chewing her bone and had a funny turn, she rolled onto her back and her legs were shaking in the air, her eyes looked like they were rolling, this only lasted for about 30 seconds and when I shouted her name she seemed to come round and came over to me but very slowly rather than her usual bounce, she then had a tiny wee and a very loose poo (sorry tmi) could this be a side effect from the bite or just coincide?
she has now got into her bed and fallen asleep, her breathing and everything seems normal.

Probably coincidence. We are in tick paradise around here, pull them off everyday with tic remover thing and pop them in a bit of kitchen towel At least we did as we bought a tick collar last week after we took 7 off in one day. None to be seen since. It's like magic!

I have found that Savlon cream smothered over the tick and left overnight kills it, so it's easier to remove. But I'm not sure if that would make it regurgitate and spread disease?

I'm also very good at pulling them off alive without crushing, but you have to wait until they're big enough to be able to do this. Not nice, cultivating a tick on your dog for a few days until it's sufficiently large and raisin-like before pulling it off! Eeeewwwww

thanks she seems fine now, checked on her a few times in the night.
we were told not to out anything on them because it stresses them and they regurgitate their poison into the dog.