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Related: About this forumTicks on a wild racoon.
Not quite a pet topic.
The racoon visits on a daily basis. Has 3 engorged ticks on her.
Any thoughts?
GemDigger
(4,305 posts)Enough that you can get close to it? If so, call a vet and find out if the tick stuff for dogs would be ok for a raccoon. The one that you put a few drops on the back of the neck kind.
Sancho
(9,065 posts)you can ask a vet or something, but they put out baits with rabies vaccine here.
safeinOhio
(32,528 posts)Sound like grape ticks. Not a serious problem.
cyclonefence
(4,483 posts)and put them in the bushes around where you're seeing the raccoon. It won't help the ones already on it but it will help kill the next generation of ticks. Tick Tubes really work--look online.
And don't try to do anything to the raccoon. You'll get bit for sure.
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marble falls
(56,358 posts)and loved. It never turned out well. They go 'wild'. Someone gets bitten, a house gets trashed and the animal goes back outside. The problem is now they have no fear and return and do more outrage.
Making pets of wild animals is not good. Our culture needs to realize: animals are life not lifestyle accessories.
3Hotdogs
(12,207 posts)I guess that ain't gonna happen.
Rhiannon12866
(202,970 posts)I know that the veterinary clinic where I have taken my dogs also treats wildlife. I was there one time with my dog when the wildlife service came to pick up some rescued baby squirrels.