Where did THAT come from?

January 9, 2025 3:18pm CST
So I pulled a tick about 3/4 full of blood from Emoci's neck today. Sub-freezing temps for the past several days and over a foot of snow on the ground - weird. There should be absolutely no danger of ticks during this part of the year. But there it was. Surely this is a sign that the End Times are upon us.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (221710)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 Jan
If I were a lonely and cold tick, I would rather be on a tasty and warm dog or cat than in some stupid tree.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (109922)
• Marion, Ohio
9 Jan
That is strange. It was somewhere in the house maybe
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (48080)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
9 Jan
End times?! Say it isn't so. I hope there aren't more. Did you check the boys, too? Of course you did.
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (70149)
• United States
10 Jan
Is she okay? I know the tick isn’t, he’s gone back to hell under your foot like he deserved.
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (81710)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
9 Jan
WOW so glad you got that tick out of her neck Perhaps it was hibernating in her,
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (183932)
• United States
11 Jan
Maybe it was in the house. I hate ticks and fleas. Have a good weekend.
celticeagle
@celticeagle (169959)
• Boise, Idaho
10 Jan
Maybe it's been there a while.
Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (51896)
• Canada
10 Jan
Lucky for her that you located it and extracted it.
rakski
@rakski (128810)
• Philippines
10 Jan
good that you were able to remove it
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (343885)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Jan
It's good you found it at least.
B
@pitsipeahie (5037)
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10 Jan
Mother nature breaking all the rules and the tick gettin' tougher lol. I'm sure Emoci's thanking you for killin' that free loadin' vampire on her neck.
Marie Coyle
@MarieCoyle (39794)
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10 Jan
Deer carry more ticks than any other wild animals...and since you have deer visit for a free meal so often, I imagine one or more of them lost a tick under the squirrel tree...a few deer on a regular basis can infect a yard very easily. Hike yourself out to Wally World and check for flea and tick, yard and kennel spray stuff in a big pump bottle. It won't hurt the cats. It will kill fleas and ticks. Maybe that will help.