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. What would you do? I heard that they have to stay inside for at least 24 hours to even have a chance, and even then, not all carry it.

My wife blamed our cat, even though he had front line top spot on. I blame the bushes near our front door at the time, as I was (and am) NOT an out doorsey person. After I had a flu that came and went, and general lethargy, she discovered the bulls-eye rash on the back of my leg. That simplified the diagnosis. I would respond just to symptoms. If you get to it within a few months, you should be okay, so any old tick bite does not need treatment. Deer ticks are MUCH smaller than ordinary ticks, and the regular kind don't carry the disease.

Deer ticks are MUCH smaller than ordinary ticks, and the regular kind don't carry the disease.

Regular or large-sized ticks, like the dog tick, may carry other serious diseases, like Rocky Mt. Spotted Fever and Ehrlichiosis.

My input on tics. If you live in an area where there are tics, here are some precautions.
1. Every time you go out where there are tics upon returning to your house take off all your clothes and examine your entire body for tics. You can do this with someone else. Ih a tic os in you, remove it by unscrewing it. Do not pull it off. Then burn the tic.
2. Run your fingers through your hair several times looking for a tic. Someone else may do this also.
3. I always used alcohol on a tic bite after I had removed the tic. Tics don’t bight immediately. They crawl around and then bite.
4. You must do the same thing for your dog. Run your fingers all over its body to feel for tics. Remove all that you find and burn them. Look into their ears also. If you don’t remove tics from your animals, you will get tics in your house. An exterminator is required to get rid of them.
5. Treat any young child just like a dog to find tics.

I hope this helps.