Paralysis ticks The Illawarra escarpment is one of the worst places in the world for paralysis ticks. Ticks love damp slightly cool weather conditions. This year has been unusually bad for ticks. Paralysis ticks attach to pets and after 3 days the effects of their poison become obvious to the owner.
Most pets die without treatment.
The earliest signs often suggest that your pet has something caught in its throat or the back legs are not working properly. Other commonly noticed changes are vomiting, heavy breathing with a grunt and alteration to your pet's vocal sounds. While signs vary from patient to patient the usual course is a progressive paralysis with subsequent loss of use of back and front legs. Some animals, especially cats, may become distressed, anxious and confused. When animals are fully paralysed, the chances of saving them are greatly reduced.