I have to burn down my apartment.

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Omfg. My dogs have frontline on and no ticks attached. We used to live in the country and my dogs would run through pastures and we never ever had ticks in our house. I would occasionally find ticks on them, but never have I had these large gray ones in my house.

I found one on my wall and one on the door frame this morning. I just looked all over both dogs and there are none on them. If you remember, I found one like this on my lab a month or so ago. Most of my neighbors have dogs. Do you think they could be coming from them? I am so grossed out.

[cbwm1]

are those really ticks? they seem huge! but i hate nature and avoid it at all costs, so take that with a grain of salt. lol

[hereigo]

Holy crap, that's a huge tick!

[Saint Monica]

I refuse to believe this is real.

[candreco]

This is the exact face I made at the pics.
 

[lilac05]

Holy crap! That's huge! (It doesn't look like the ticks that I'm used to seeing, but I know there are different kinds. Yuck!)

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Jul 23, 2014 8:54:35 GMT -5 cbwm1 said:

are those really ticks? they seem huge! but i hate nature and avoid it at all costs, so take that with a grain of salt. lol

Yes, I forget what kind they are. So nasty!

[karmasabiotch]

Burn it down!

[adhdfashion]

Ewww nope burn it down

[cuddlyevil]

Are those dog ticks? They're larger than the other kinds.

But, yes, you need a blowtorch.

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Jul 23, 2014 10:14:14 GMT -5 @scottydeux said:

That one has had a blood meal.  I would get them treated with tick prevention stuff from the vet.  You can get a flea/tick pill.

I use frontline. I'm not finding any ticks on them, so I am hoping these are just getting in our house from the neighbors animals and not mine.

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Fuck those are horrible. Those are the ones that turn pale gray/white when bloated. I once HEARD one fall on the floor from my dog the first day i brought her home from the SPCA.

I can't believe they're just hanging out in your house though? I'd say you need to seriously consider an exterminator.

[open24hours]

Yikes. You're right. Fire is the only option.

[underwaterrhymes]

That is a tick that has fallen off of your dog. He's fat because he's recently eaten.

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Jul 23, 2014 10:58:05 GMT -5 underwaterrhymes said:

That is a tick that has fallen off of your dog. He's fat because he's recently eaten.

Ahhh this is not want I want to hear. I want to live in denial.

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Jul 23, 2014 10:31:34 GMT -5 @damnation said:

Fuck those are horrible. Those are the ones that turn pale gray/white when bloated. I once HEARD one fall on the floor from my dog the first day i brought her home from the SPCA.

I can't believe they're just hanging out in your house though? I'd say you need to seriously consider an exterminator.

We live in an apartment. I'm calling them to see if they do anything that gets rid of ticks.

[donnamartingraduat]

That is a giant tick! I agree, it might be full.

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I cannot stop thinking about if there are more. ARE THERE MORE?

I don't know if I can sleep in my house tonight.

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Jul 23, 2014 11:14:08 GMT -5 donnamartingraduat said:

That is a giant tick! I agree, it might be full.

Nope. THIS is a full one:

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Jul 23, 2014 11:33:13 GMT -5 tators said:

Jul 23, 2014 11:31:06 GMT -5 @damnation said:

Nope. THIS is a full one:

what in the hell is wrong with you.

I could ask you the same since, you know, you QUOTED THE PIC

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Jul 23, 2014 11:38:52 GMT -5 @damnation said:

Jul 23, 2014 11:33:13 GMT -5 tators said:

what in the hell is wrong with you.

I could ask you the same since, you know, you QUOTED THE PIC

Yea, I was thinking the ones in my house weren't full. They were flat and wrinkly.

[kellykapowski]

no. no no no to this entire damn post. why did I come in here.

NO!

[no0b]

How does one let a tick go for THAT LONG that is THAT BIG? HOW DO YOU NOT NOTICE IT?! (I'm referring to damnation's pic).

[Knight]

Jul 23, 2014 11:42:34 GMT -5 no0b said:

How does one let a tick go for THAT LONG that is THAT BIG? HOW DO YOU NOT NOTICE IT?! (I'm referring to damnation's pic).

In the past when my dog has gotten ticks they tend to be on top of his ear which is somewhere I usually don't touch on him so I don't notice until they're big. On my short haired do I notice almost immediately but with the long haired one it's harder. I switched preventatives again this year and it seems to be working so far thankfully.

[donnamartingraduat]

Ewwww!!!