It Happened to Me, Too
By DianneN
@DianneN (247186)
United States
October 23, 2019 10:05am CST
Last week I wrote about finding a tick embedded in Doodles the cat. As fate would have it, I discovered another one on him the following day while on one of our many walks and removed it immediately.
After my morning walk today, I was dressing for a tennis game when I felt a pimple on the back of my neck. Very odd, but as I was about to leave the house my hubby returned from his gym and coffee with a friend. I mentioned the pimple, and he wanted to have a look.
Turns out it was a tick! Thank goodness it wasn’t a deer tick, and he removed it easily and applied peroxide to the area.
I happily played tennis, just showered, and put on more peroxide and an antibiotic ointment.
Things seem to happen in threes around here. Either Doodles transferred a tick as I gave him a free ride back into the house or one landed on me from one of our trees.
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28 responses
@LindaOHio (181684)
• United States
23 Oct 19
Yechh! Ticks are supposed to be out in full force this year because of the mild winter. Animals and humans are at risk. It's a good thing you found the one on you.
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@LindaOHio (181684)
• United States
23 Oct 19
@DianneN Sorry to hear about your sister-in-law! That's terrible. Do a tick check on you and Doodles every time when you come in!
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@Marilynda1225 (83118)
• United States
23 Oct 19
You're lucky you noticed that pimple and your husband found the tick. Who knows how long you might have had it before you realized it.
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@GreatMartin (23672)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
23 Oct 19
Peroxide the new perfume??
Glad you got rid of the tick--how do you tell a deer tick from others???
Glad you got rid of the tick--how do you tell a deer tick from others???3 people like this
@Nakitakona (56486)
• Philippines
23 Oct 19
I suspect you get it from Doodles. Be extra careful when you clean Doodles from that blood sucking tiny bug.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
24 Oct 19
@Nakitakona Cats usually remove them themselves unless they are around their heads, which was the case with our poor Doodles.
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@Nakitakona (56486)
• Philippines
24 Oct 19
@DianneN You may know it if the dog is scratching his body.
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@snowy22315 (182193)
• United States
23 Oct 19
I have had ticks before, and I have found one on Jax the visting the dog. I usually get them off before they cause any issues thankfully.
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@allknowing (137771)
• India
24 Oct 19
This is the first time I hear ticks getting on human beings. Indeed strange!!!
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@allknowing (137771)
• India
24 Oct 19
@DianneN There must be heavy infestation then
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
24 Oct 19
It happens to many. My older son, my brother, my sister-in-law, a few friends, and @moffittjc.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
24 Oct 19
@allknowing Yes, and it’s getting worse.
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@wolfgirl569 (108144)
• Marion, Ohio
23 Oct 19
@DianneN After dealing with these other bugs I almost like ticks now 
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@samysotelo18 (7744)
• Mexico
23 Oct 19
Oh my god ticks are very wild this season, yesterday i found one crawling on my bed and it was horrible, at least I could see it before it got the chance to climb onto me...I don't like those bugs...thank God the one that bit you wasn't a deer tick
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@samysotelo18 (7744)
• Mexico
23 Oct 19
@DianneN I knowwww, I dont like them one bit
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16789)
• China
24 Oct 19
It is horrible!There are varieties of ticks that suck blood and transmit disease.
Information on ticks and tickborne disease. Provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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@freelancermariagrace (28679)
• Philippines
24 Oct 19
Oh nooo. I have had the same experience and it came from my dog.
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