What is this?

[crow killer]

I was in the Safeway parking lot when I noticed something g on my dogs leg.. I don't have any experience with ticks but my mom thinks it was.. It was hard until I pressed on it.. Fell lol a shell of some sort.. Then I pulled it puff and green goo came out! What is it?

[bobcat]

Looks like a tick to me.

[Bmcox86]

That's a tick

[Kola16]

Yep, what they said  Just pick the rest of it off if it is still there.

[crow killer]

The head is in there now wish us luck

[Kola16]

You should be fine. Just pick it out with tweezers 

[h20hunter]

 

[crow killer]

Tried tweezers.. Is there a good chance that it had Lyme disease?

[bobcat]

 

[JBar]

It's an engorged tick, they sure don't look like that little thing crawling on your deer do they! I've seen them as large as my thumbnail engorged on a deer. For those who don't know take a look at the picture so you know what to look for if you missed one when looking after being afield. There used to be a good thread on here that went into good detail about removal too might try to revive that since we're at that time of year. Pretreatment goes a long ways!  Thanks for posting the pic crowkiller!

[JJD]

Lyme is not that prevelent here SO FAR.
If canine Lyme disease does actually occur, it does not begin to manifest for weeks to months after infection at which point arthritis signs are noticed. Sometimes there is a fever, sometimes not. In dogs, heart and neurologic issues that humans experience are exceedingly rare plus the symptoms of canine Lyme disease generally respond rapidly to an inexpensive course of proper antibiotics.

The Borrelia burgdorferi organism is fairly well suited to live in the canine body without causing trouble. Most exposed dogs harbor the organism uneventfully and never get sick. Still, it is important not to discount Lyme disease in the dog completely as it can be overlook as an easily eliminated cause of chronic joint disease especially in dogs of the Northeast U.S.

The dog’s the most serious long term potential regards “glomerular disease.” This is a type of kidney damage that occurs when the immune system is stimulated over a very long time by a hidden infectious organism (or other immune stimulus). This is a problem for which special testing is needed .
As a result of treating human patients that contract this stuff, its no joy ride.