Sarge and the Tick

We’ve had Sarge on medications that are supposed to repel fleas and ticks.  Well, one day I was scratching his back and noticed a strange lump.  Upon further investigation, I found a swollen, tidily tucked in tick buried deep in his flesh under all that fur.  It was pretty big, and clearly full of Sarge’s blood.   I know better than to pull off a tick.  The head can remain inside the flesh and spread infection.  ... Read more