Suja wrote:
"ceb" wrote in message:


Thanks, Suja. I'm sure she'll be very vigilant (and I forwarded your post
to her too).


Just so she doesn't get paranoid. Deer tick are small. Very, very small.
Adult tick is the size of a pin head. If she found something bigger,
chances are it's a dog tick and not a carrier of Lyme.

SNIP


Suja



Hi there!

When our springer had a deer tick on her, it was significantly bigger
than a pin head, as it had been on her for about 10 days. I didn't know
my hubby had taken her to Tick Haven (AKA his brother in law's land) 10
days previous, and he didn't know I hadn't used the Frontline on
schedule. Her tick looked like a sunflower seed kernel stuck in her
skin... vet confirmed an engorged deer tick.

http://www.lyme.org/gallery/ticks.html

There are numerous websites like this, but this is the one that helped
me identify the big sunflower seed sticking out of her back. ; ) The
fact that one could see little black legs was kind of a clue too

Our vet did the SNAP test, and we went back about a month later...
though I can't recall if it was for a repeat lyme test or what. We
ended up getting her the lyme disease vaccines because she is a hunting
dog often out in the grass. That and her mom is sometimes negligent
about using the Frontline on time.

good luck to your friend's dog!

Shel