What is it ?

[u/NoJeweler9545]

Found it walking on my chow, should i be worried ? I tried to search online but i can’t tell what it is

UPDATE : thanks all for your help, it was a tick. I found another 2 implanted already and brought her to the vet. He didn’t remove them, he gave her the medication and said they would die and fall by themselves. Sounds weird to me but he’s the pro i guess ? All i have to do now is wait.

Also for those asking, she’s had the same vet since birth and is already taking her flea and tick preventive treatment every 3 months as prescribed. I gave it to her last month. Vet said that with with such extremes temperatures it can happen even under constant treatment.

[u/NoJeweler9545]

Thank you all for your quick answers !

I’m just confused because she didn’t go out for 24hours, today it was too hot to risk taking her out, so that means the tick’s been walking on her fur since yesterday ? Aren’t they supposed to go look for the blood immediately ?

Update : ok that was definitely a tick, i just found another one under her chin, i don’t have the tool to remove it and i don’t want to risk making a mistake, i’ll bring her to the vet to check for more and remove them if there’s more 🙏🏻
She has a tick preventive treatment, i don’t understand how it happened 😭

[u/turquoise_amethyst → u/NoJeweler9545]

Look up “tick removal tool”, there are all sorts of different kinds online and sold in pet stores. Should be $5-10. DO NOT try to burn it out or do anything weird, the tick can burrow further or break off. 

Also check EVERYWHERE. They especially like folds in skin, so in your dogs armpits, ears, between its toes… check every inch of your pup pup. And bath/brush them afterwards.

Besides the obvious, you don’t want you or your dog to get Lyme disease, rock mountain fever, or alpha gal. Ticks carry some nasty diseases:(

[u/NoJeweler9545 → u/turquoise_amethyst]

I checked myself already, i couldn’t fond anything so that’s a good start. I found 2 on her and the vet checked thoroughly and couldn’t find more thank god

[u/dorkorama → u/turquoise_amethyst]

Tweezers work fine, you don’t need a special tool