Question
I was doing a little bit of a checkup on our family dog, Rocky, and I found a strange small bump on top of his forehead, in between his ears. I was a bit concerned, so I began looking online, to check whether this was a zit. While I was examining the area, Rocky seemed uncomfortable, so I stopped touching around there. After some online research I’m still not certain what this bump is. Rocky is a 10 month old bull mastiff puppy. Here’s a picture of the mark I found:
Does anyone have any idea what this could be?
Answer
This looks like a tick bite. Ticks are most common in coastal or in lowland areas, but as a direct result of increasing global warming, the areas where ticks can live are expanding.
If you live in an area where roedeer-deer-moose-elk are common, you will most likely find ticks.
More information about ticks could be found in this article.
Another type of similar bitemark comes from the deer fly; a bite from this insect can often take from a month and up to a year before it heals completely.
As the name says, deer fly is spread by animals in the deer family and the living area for the deer fly has been expanding during the last years (here in Scandinavia).
More information about deer flies could be found in this article.
Both ticks and deer flies can spread disease to people and pets, so please keep your own and your pets' vaccinations up to date.
Answered By - trond hansen
