I Have A Phobia Of Ticks Any Advice

Tick Bite!!!!!!!!!?

Do you think i should call or go see the doctor? This is a tick bite and i got the tick of 2 days ago. Yesterday it hurt SOOOOOOO Much. Help im scared!There is a white dot in themiddle.
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Why do I have a phobia of women?

I have a fear of looking like a fool when it comes to dealing with women. I have never made out with a girl and I dont want to be a bad kisser. I am also kind of afraid for them to see me naked. Maybe I have no self confidence. I can talk to girls fine but if it becomes anything more than that then I get sweaty and my hands shake and I cant talk. I am WAY to shy and I cant seem to help it. There is a girl that I would like to get to know and maybe start a relationship. I dont know anything about relationships besides from what I observe from other peoples relationships. The first "girlfriend" I ever had made me so nervous. The first time I held her hand my hand was so sweaty. We played truth or dare and they dared me to kiss her and I couldnt gather the courage to do it. (when I was about 13). The sad part is that I am almost 24 years old. I need serious help. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Found a dead tick on my bed?

Stop bathing them, it does nothing to the ticks, OTC products don't work, may harm and in rare cases kill your dogs.

Dogs shouldn't be be bathed unless vet recommended and/or prescribed.

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Check your dogs daily, before going to bed, remove all ticks properly*, dispose of them properly, preferably in a tightly sealed container such as an old prescription bottle with a childproof cap that contains rubbing alcohol as that is the only thing that will actually kill them. When full dispose outside with your garbage.

I doubt very much that the ticks in your bed were actually dead. Do yourself a favor also check yourself daily.

Ticks are next to impossible to kill, flushing them down the toilet or down the drain with hot water doesn't work, they can and do crawl back up. It's been proven that a live tick can be placed in dry ice for a year, once thawed out it's alive.

Then ask your vet to recommend and/or prescribe a preventative, for your dogs, but continue to thoroughly check all the dogs and yourself daily as nothing is 100%.

*If you find a tick attached there's no need to panic. There are several tick removal devices on the market, but a plain set of fine-tipped tweezers will remove a tick quite effectively.

Use fine-tipped tweezers to grasp the tick as close to the skin's surface as possible.
Pull upward with steady, even pressure. Don't twist or jerk the tick; this can cause the mouth-parts to break off and remain in the skin. If this happens, remove the mouth-parts with tweezers. If you are unable to remove the mouth easily with clean tweezers, seek the advice of your physician and/or vet. Your physician may give you a high dose of Doxycycline to take as a preventative, your vet may suggest the dogs have a blood test in six months.
After removing the tick, thoroughly clean the bite area and your hands with rubbing alcohol, an iodine scrub, or soap and water.
Dispose of a live tick by submersing it in alcohol, placing it in a sealed bag/container, wrapping it tightly in tape. Never crush a tick with your fingers.

Avoid folklore remedies such as "painting" the tick with nail polish or petroleum jelly, or using heat to make the tick detach from the skin. Your goal is to remove the tick as quickly as possible--not waiting for it to detach. Preferably within 24 hours of discovery.

My dog has a tick on her eye?!?!?

Sigh..ticks. My dog picked up a load of ticks after a walk in the woods a few weeks ago and boy did I become experienced at picking those ugly things off. If it is on her lid take some tweezers and grab the tick very very tight (make sure you don't grab any of the actual lid), then use your fingers to hold her lid down so you won't be pulling it away from her eye. If there are 2 people there have another person be slowly petting her on the back during. Instead of pulling straight up twist it in order to rip some of it's grip off, keep twisting in circles until it is loose enough for you to pull it off.

Tick inside urethra..?

My advice would be to leave the insides of things be. You are itching because the ticks head is still embedded in the tissue and your body is currently attacking it. As it should, really. Your best bet for the skin is Benadryl gel, and for the inside of you, try plain old Bendadryl tablets. As far as the swelling, that's a reaction to the bite and the remaining mouthparts- as well as the damage done when you operated to remove the body. You have to be careful removing ticks, as the head will pop off and get left behind. The easiest way is to do something that convinces the tick to pull his head and mouthparts out on his own. Depending on where he's bitten you- you can do that with the hot, extinguished end of a match, or a heated pin applied to the appropriate end of the tick. In the case of this latest bite, although you don't want to spend the bucks at the doctor's office- it would have been a wise investment. Doctors do have the appropriate tools to remove foreign critters from places like that, and can spare you a lot of misery afterwards. For now, you can only manage the worst of the symptoms- and wait for your own body to deal with the rest. Benadryl is a nice antihistamine, so it will help with the itch. A bit of vitamin e gel, squeezed out of a cheapie gelcap will help with the leg. Hydrocortisone cream will not- it's more for rash itchies than bite itchies. And no, the lidocaine is not a good idea. It's rough on mucus membranes,and will give you a new definition of fire. Don't meddle sticking things in places they don't belong, you don't want an injury there- believe me. Embarassment issue aside, the damage can be difficult to fix easily. I can't say how long the itch will last, but the immune system is pretty good at attacking things in spots like that as a rule.

Why is my redbone/bluetick hound suddenly aggressive? does anyone have any advice on hounds?

my fiancé and I have had our hound for a year and 5 months. she hasn't been a perfect angel, very stubborn and hard to train. But we have NEVER had problems with her being an aggressive dog. About a month ago she started jumping on people again despite us disciplining her, and three days ago I was walking to the dog park with her and this man was standing around on the phone when she jumped on him. when she realized she didn't know this man she started snarling and getting aggressive. I was lucky the man didn't get upset. he just laughed and said its okay no one got hurt. then yesterday I took her to the dog park and she acts stupid with other dogs through the fence but when you let her in the park she is fine but yesterday was a different story. she was growling threw the fence and when we put her in she started fighting with the other dog. it scared me because out of the whole time we have had her she has never been aggressive.
my friend thinks she's been acting up because she has anxiety. about five months ago we moved into a apartment, got a new car, started college and work, and even got another dog. I know it sounds bad having a hound in an apartment but she goes to the park everyday.
we probably need to fix her and that's maybe why shes acting aggressive but we are slowly trying to save up for that. its expensive to fix a dog where we live.i love our dog so much but I don't know what to do. any advice would be nice thank you