Do ticks contain parasites/worms inside their bodies?
I recently came across a tick, when I saw it, I took whatever was in my hand, and crushed it, it got crushed, and I then saw some sort of parasite moving around when it was extruded through it's exit oriphous, I then, proceeded to crush the head of the tick because at the time I believed it may have still been alive, and that thing was a part of it, so, even though I had crushed it's head, the thing still moved around for a solid minute until I crushed it as well, so, I ask, what was that parasite? Also, is it common for ticks to have them? If so, can it be spread through a tick bite?
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I know that the common cat flea is a vector (intermediate host specific to insects) for the tapeworm.
Ticks are arachnids but i'm sure there is a possibility for them to act as a vector as well.
Unlikely that you would see the parasite "wriggling" inside the squashed insect or arachnid though...
Your perfect guess could be to circulate to the vet and have them sparkling them out for now. provide your canines a tub earlier then. at the same time as on the vet ask for what tick/flea medicine is the perfect. There are ones accessible the place you squirt somewhat onto the canines returned and it prevents fleas for an entire month. We tried it on our canines and it worked incredibly nicely, yet after that, I heard that some manufacturers could reason burning to the animal and could make the hair fall out. So be incredibly careful as to which type you elect. Hense asking your vet could be a tremendous thought. good luck!
idk about ticks but this happened once when i crushed a mosquito, i saw a bunch of lavae moving and it was really, really disgusting lol
maybe