{"id":155,"date":"2026-10-06T12:54:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T12:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/nuzzle\/ticks-in-the-blue-ridge-a-five-minute-check-after-every-hike\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T12:54:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T12:54:14","slug":"ticks-in-the-blue-ridge-a-five-minute-check-after-every-hike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/nuzzle\/ticks-in-the-blue-ridge-a-five-minute-check-after-every-hike\/","title":{"rendered":"Ticks in the Blue Ridge: a five-minute check after every hike"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"155\" class=\"elementor elementor-155\">\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67cf77f0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"67cf77f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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class=\"meta-text\">October 6, 2026<\/span><\/li><li class=\"meta-divider\"><span>\u00b7<\/span><\/li><li class=\"list-meta\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"\"><\/i><span class=\"meta-text\">4 min read<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54e069bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-gum_heading\" data-id=\"54e069bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"gum_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gum-widget-title\"><h1 class=\"section-main-title size-default\">Ticks in the Blue Ridge: a five-minute check after every hike<\/h1><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5700c33f elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-gum_post_meta\" data-id=\"5700c33f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"blog-featureimage\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/nuzzle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2026\/10\/post-ticks-1.jpg)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/nuzzle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2026\/10\/post-ticks-1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4140442b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4140442b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40dc18fb e-grid e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"40dc18fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-141585a5 e-flex e-con-full animated-fast elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"141585a5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-499b1bb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"499b1bb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ticks in the Blue Ridge are active from March to November, and most of them are smaller than a sesame seed. A five-minute check after every hike catches them before they matter.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-742e8aa6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"742e8aa6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"why\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a2b26bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a2b26bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where ticks hide<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69863412 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69863412\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ticks climb up from grass and wait in warm, thin-skinned places. Run your fingers slowly over your dog, feeling for a small bump, and part the fur wherever you feel one.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10e769e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10e769e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Check between the toes, inside the ears, under the collar and harness, in the armpits and around the tail. These five places hide most of the ticks we remove at the clinic.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6336412 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"6336412\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"day\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fcadf57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5fcadf57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to remove one<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7866e33d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7866e33d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Use a tick hook or fine tweezers. Grip the tick as close to the skin as you can, then twist slowly or pull straight up with steady pressure. Do not squeeze the body, burn it or cover it in oil.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-582ff5f1 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"582ff5f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4454aa10 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4454aa10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/nuzzle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2026\/10\/gb-play.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/nuzzle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2026\/10\/gb-play.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/nuzzle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2026\/10\/gb-play-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/nuzzle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2026\/10\/gb-play-768x529.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/nuzzle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2026\/10\/gb-play-800x551.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-627f618c elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"627f618c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"609\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/nuzzle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2026\/10\/plan-adult.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/nuzzle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2026\/10\/plan-adult.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.wp-templatekit.codeinsolution.com\/nuzzle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2026\/10\/plan-adult-300x261.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-478e0eaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"478e0eaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Long grass at the trail edge is where most ticks wait.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57c76565 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57c76565\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Clean the spot and wash your hands. A small red bump for a day or two is normal. A ring of redness, limping or a fever over the next weeks is a reason to call.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-101a4c91 e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"101a4c91\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29b5017c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29b5017c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"Prevention does the heavy lifting. The check after a hike catches what slips through.\"<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1497a39a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1497a39a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Ana Ruiz<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22e987aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"22e987aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"home\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c32e2cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c32e2cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What to save, and why<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cfc58a8 e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2cfc58a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ce353cd e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3ce353cd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53967cd7 elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"53967cd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14633e53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14633e53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Keep your dog on monthly tick prevention from March to November.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16c28e3d e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"16c28e3d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-617ddd33 elementor-view-stacked 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Do the five-minute check before your dog gets back in the car.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-776ff88e e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"776ff88e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53204389 elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"53204389\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67f1738c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"67f1738c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Save any tick in a sealed bag with the date, in case your dog becomes unwell.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ad3c00f e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6ad3c00f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68f48729 term_list_layout-horizontal 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