‘Biggest tick’ vet has ever seen found on dog in the Northern Rivers
A little Jack Russell is lucky to be alive after a giant tick and its smaller companion caused the dog to suffer paralysis.
Lennox Head Vet Clinic said it was the “biggest tick” staff had ever seen and made for a Halloween nightmare for the pup’s owners.
Photos show the two ticks found on the little Jack Russell from Byron Bay, one was a normal, semi-engorged parasite and the other was a giant.
“These two monsters were found on a small dog that came in collapsed and struggling to breathe with tick paralysis,” the vet clinic wrote on social media.
“Thankfully after receiving the antiserum alongside intensive care for a number of days, the patient is on the slow road to recovery.”
The clinic warned pet owners that tick paralysis is “no joke” and to always check animals for parasites.
