r/MadeMeSmile • • May 20 '26

ANIMALS Forever grateful

By @abbyandersonmusic

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u/greina23 May 20 '26

No for real, this was my thought - it's cute and all, but what about ticks? She's been living out in the wild - there's bound to be ticks on her

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u/WisconsinGB May 20 '26

Ticks would be the last thing I'd think about in this situation. Your pet just came home and you'd purposely stay away from it because of the chance to get a tick on you? You know they are easy to find and take off? I've had hundreds of ticks on me from going through the woods and the small chance you actually get something from one is so worth this encounter.

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u/lastscholar_golb May 20 '26

city folk think getting a bug on them is a literal death sentence.

meanwhile they all "love" hiking.

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u/reallovesurvives May 20 '26

I grew up in the woods. My whole family has had Lyme multiple time and my parents both have alpha gal allergy from a lone star tick. Anybody with any sense stays the fuck away from deer ticks. City or country.