Last night I found a small tick on my 5 month Golden Retriever. She has had one before as have my other dogs and I carefully removed it as usual. However this morning she has about 3/4" swelling around the bite It is not red and neither is the area where the tick attached itself. Never had this before and am not sure whether to wait and see if it goes down or whether it is something I need to see the vet about. There was no surrounding swelling when I removed it and all her jabs are up to date.
Its quite common and should go down in a few days. Have been told it's a localised reaction to the bite much like a mosquito although non itchy . I wipe tick bites with a safe antiseptic or just alcohol after I've removed the tick Of course if it worsens and spreads it would need vet visit